OPERAI, CONTADINI
by Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet
synopsis
A group of World War II survivors from all over Italy come together to form a sort of “commune”. They want to forget the hardships of the conflict they have just lived through and set about sorting out the issue of the day-to-day survival. They take over a bombed-out village and make it their home and refuge against all the ugliness and brutality in the world.
From the novel "Le donne di Messina" by Elio Vittorini.
original title: | Operai, contadini |
country: | Italy, France |
sales agent: | Pierre Grise Distribution |
year: | 2001 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet |
film run: | 123' |
release date: | IT 08/06/2001, FR 19/09/2001 |
screenplay: | Jean-Marie Straub |
cast: | Angela Nugara, Giacinto Di Pascoli, Giampaolo Cassarino, Enrico Achilli, Angela Durantini, Martina Gianfriddo, Andrea Balducci |
cinematography by: | Renato Berta, Jean-Paul Toraille, Marlon Befve |
film editing: | Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet |
production: | Straub-Huillet, Pierre Grise Productions, Teatro Comunale Buti (IT); Capricci Films (FR) |
distributor: | Pierre Grise Distribution (FR) |