The Return of the Prodigal Son
In Italy, immediately subsequent to the war, a group of people who lost all they possessed during the conflict, settle in a village in ruins. They intend to restore the city from the rubble and re-start life, in imitation of the women of Messina who rebuilt their city, destroyed as it was by an earthquake. Oscillating between respect and suspicion, co-existence between group members is tense. Things become complicated when an envoy from the government arrives to say that nothing there belongs to them. The film is a free adaptation of fragments of the novella ‘The Women of Messina’, by Sicilian writer Elio Vittorini.
Year: 2003
Genre: Drama
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Director: Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub
Cast: Martina Gionfriddo, Andrea Balducci, Gabriella Taddei, Vittorio Vigneri, Aldo Fruttuosi
Crew: Danièle Huillet (Director), Jean-Marie Straub (Director), Maurizio Buquicchio (Assistant Director), Jean-Marie Straub (Writer), Renato Berta (Cinematography), Jean-Paul Toraille (Cinematography)
Keyword : woman director
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