Fortini/Cani

A slow, contemplative essay film that pairs stark landscapes with a writer's unflinching reflections on identity and history.

Directed by

Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Franco Fortini, Luciana Nissim, Adriano Aprà

Overview

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

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Identity, isolation, politics, race

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

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