In 1972, Ettore Scola made a docu-fiction about the living conditions southern Italians were forced to endure upon relocating to the FIAT company’s Torino manufacturing plant. The title is, “Trevico-Torino. Viaggio nel Fiat-Nam,” which is a pretty harsh title giving its take on Vietnam.
The film follows a young man, Fortunato Santospirito, from Trevico in the region of Campania to Torino in the region of Piedmont. Once he begins his new job, he is met with hostility there and in his home life, too.
I found a trailer for the film on the AAMOD’s website (Audiovisual Archive Foundation of the Workers' and Democratic Movement), which has become a new fascination of mine after discovering it for the first time in April.
This clip is too epic not to translate and post. I wanted it to be under a minute so that I could post it in my IG feed, so I had to cut the original. This clip includes directors Gillo Pontecorvo and Mario Monicelli along with Alberto Sordi recommending the film. Unfortunately, the timecode is burnt into the video, but I managed to slip in the subtitles underneath. Sordi’s comments are funny, comparing contemporary Italian cinema to pornography.
Click here to view the original trailer. The actual docu-film is also available on YouTube thanks to AAMOD but there aren’t English subtitles, so it’s tough to follow at times. But the video speaks for itself. I added it to my original story on this website.
Click here to view the original trailer. The actual docu-film is also available on YouTube thanks to AAMOD but there aren’t English subtitles, so it’s tough to follow at times. But the video speaks for itself. I added it to my original story on this website.
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