A documentary short detailing the life of Italians living on the Po River in the 1940s.
Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni
italy
poverty
barge
river barge
short film
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.4 / 5
Cast
Rina Morelli
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Crew
Michelangelo Antonioni
Director
Michelangelo Antonioni
Writer
Popular Reviews
7 reviews
Alex Teichman
“A poor village where life passes as slowly as the seasons or the river, that’s what the bells are saying.”
“A poor village where life passes as slowly as the seasons or the river, that’s what the bells are saying.”
Liberty
5.5★ · 02/27/24
Antonioni’s first film can be seen as a precursor to l’avventura as it establishes the core artistic influences notable in his major works amidst the neorealistic framework of his contemporaries.
Antonioni’s first film can be seen as a precursor to l’avventura as it establishes the core artistic influences notable in his major works amidst the neorealistic framework of his contemporaries.