La Passione del grano
1960
Italy
11 minutes
undetermined
An antique peasant ritual, heir to pagan Mediterranean civilizations, is held each year at harvest time in San Giorgio Lucano. The fear of long winter months with neither crops nor vegetation inspires the people to organize a propitiatory performance in three acts for hope for further crops.
Production :
Corona Cinematografica
Corona Cinematografica
Distribution :
Cineteca di Bologna
Cineteca di Bologna
Editing :
Renato May
Renato May
Photography :
Mario Volpi
Mario Volpi