On an old bus several young women leave for work at sunrise: they are teachers who work in the schools of towns in the mountainside. Their life is not easy and yet it is full of enthusiasm. We w...
An original text by Italo Calvino accompanies this trip along the streets of Turin, the city Cesare Pavese loved and presented in his books. The film evokes some of the themes dearest to Pavese....
In the province of Potenza is San Costantino Albanese, a town founded by Albanians who emigrated to Italy and where old Albanian linguistic, religious and folklore traditions live on
Generally, young non-professional football players play on small town football teams. During the week they have other jobs; but they do have a touch of glamour, considering that all the inhabita...
Laborers working for more than eight hours a day in mines must protect themselves against silica dust, the poison of miners that can lead to silicosis or cancer. We follow an Italian laborer in ...
An Emilian fairy tale set in the 16th century that tells the love story of a duke’s daughter and a boy.
The actress Francesca Bertini, as every diva worthy of her name, always arrives on the set extremely late. One day, in the studio, she happened to hear a colleague actor who, back from the front, tell...
Cesarina is the charming and vile wife of Claudio Ruper. Cesarina’s indifferent reaction to the death of her illegitimate child, reveals Claudio her real unfeeling heart and convinces him to cut off...