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Piazza Garibaldi (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Venice Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
104 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2011 and produced in:
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Davide Ferrario

Written By:
Marco Belpoliti
Davide Ferrario

Actors:
Salvatore Cantalupo
Luciana Littizzetto
Marco Paolini
Filippo Timi

Synopsis:

Piazza Garibaldi is the equivalent of Main Street, a ubiquitous address in every town. When Garibaldi led his men out of Bergamo in 1860, they faced lukewarm support from the Piedmontese king and much larger armies in the south, but their idealism energized them and the country. Comparisons with then and now, when apathy and division seem insurmountable, offer the chance to reflect on issues such as the north-south divide and Italy's seemingly irreversible population decline. Though he tries to end on an up-note, Ferrario's conclusion that Italians lack a sense of the communal good, preferring representation to reality, is sobering and sadly convincing. Visuals are handsomely crisp, and Verdi's music is well-chosen.

Following his stimulating docu "Primo Levi's Journey," helmer Davide Ferrario conceives another thought-provoking travelogue with "Piazza Garibaldi." Coinciding with Italian unification's 150th anniversary, the docu retraces Giuseppe Garibaldi's famed Red Shirts, known as "the Thousand," as they moved south with the aim of bringing the half-formed nation together. Ferrario uses the exercise to ruminate on current Italian malaise, though often what he sees as specifically Italian can be applied globally. Italo showcases should benefit from the discussion.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 25 January, 2013.