Fra Noi Embrace Your Inner Italian
Gianfranco Rosi premiered his much-anticipated documentary at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival in September.
“Sotto le nuvole” (“Below the Clouds”) takes a deep dive into the rich history and culture of Naples and the area surrounding Mount Vesuvius.
The film focuses on the inhabitants of the region over the millennia and their coexistence with the land and the volcano.
The synopsis reads, “The land around Vesuvius is a vast palimpsest. On the surface, underground and even beneath the sea of the modern city of Naples and its surroundings, the memory of history is etched into tunnels, walls and fissures, the remains of women, children and men — statues, buried cities.
Only thin layers separate contemporary and ancient life, and the past puts its stamp on the present: on archaeologists, scholars and tomb raiders, on firemen and schoolchildren, tourists and sailors, the devout and the indifferent.”
The film is expected to hit the international festival circuit soon. We’ll keep you posted on its availability in North America.
