Gente di Chioggia

  • Basilio Franchina
  • 1940
  • Italy
  • 13 minutes
  • no words
  • DR
    DR

The people of Chioggia near Venice make their living from the sea. The storms, the women in the village, the fear in old people’s eyes waiting for the boats to return at night, songs which speak of the sea, all this contradicts a pompous commentary.

  • Production : Istituto Luce
  • Distribution : Istituto Luce
  • Photography : Paolo Gregorio