Passione del grano (S)

1959 · Documentary · 11 min. · Italy

Passione del grano (S)

La passione del grano depicts a strange ritual, whereby peasants in Lucania (Basilicata) symbolically kill a goat with their sickles and then strip a couple of their clothes. The rites of the south are not affirmed here, but merely stated as a critical reminder of what gets lost on the way to the nation’s future.

Direction Lino Del Fra · Cecilia Mangini

Cast Carlo D´Angelo

Soundtrack Domenico Guaccero

Screenplay Ernesto De Martino

Cinematography Mario Volpi

Original title Passione del grano (S)

Not rated (FilmAffinity)

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