Fortini/Cani

Nov 30 1977 N/A 1h 23m
Documentary

The film is a sort of presentation of Franco Fortini's book 'I Cani del Sinai'. Fortini, an Italian Jew, reads excerpts from the book about his alienation from Judaism and from the social relations around him, the rise of Fascism in Italy, the anti-Arab attitude of European culture. The images, mostly a series of Italian landscape shots, provide a backdrop that highlights the meaning of the text. - Fabrizio Sabidussi

Plot

The film is a sort of presentation of Franco Fortini's book 'I Cani del Sinai'. Fortini, an Italian Jew, reads excerpts from the book about his alienation from Judaism and from the social relations around him, the rise of Fascism in Italy, the anti-Arab attitude of European culture. The images, mostly a series of Italian landscape shots, provide a backdrop that highlights the meaning of the text.

Written by

Franco Fortini

Directed by

Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub

Cast

Franco Fortini, Luciana Nissim, Adriano Aprà

Crew

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Production Countries

Italy, France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America

Production Companies

Sunchild Productions, New Yorker Films, RAI, Artificial Eye, Straub-Huillet, Polytel International Film

Languages

Italiano

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
193
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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