Girl from Murci, The
Italy / USA,
1996, 60 min
Shown in 1996
CREDITS
- dir
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Odetta Ciancarelli
- prod
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Odetta Ciancarelli
- scr
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Odetta Ciancarelli
- cam
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Maarten van der Pluijm, Bero Beyer
- editor
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Lorenza Mariani
- cast
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Odetta Ciancarelli, Carolina Bracci, Amelia Spiga, Chiodo Ottmar
- source
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Odetta Ciancarelli
- premiere
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North American Premiere
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COMMENTS
Shown with Men of the Port.
OTHER
In the small town of Murci in the Tuscany hills, girls still marry the boys their parents chose for them at birth. Ancient customs predictably guide daily life and few see reason to change. Selena, just 21 as the film starts, is expecting Rossano, a marine and her fiancé of 21 years, to return home. Selena, however, decides to resist her marital fate and enlists her best friend as an accomplice to this end. Meanwhile, the news that Dutchman Johan is coming to Murci to grow tulips in its hills startles the townspeople. The pastoral excellence of the region and the relaxed feel of the actors sets the film’s gentle rhythm. Italian filmmaker and Brown graduate Odetta Ciancarelli shot this first film on a very small budget with the help of family and friends.
FACTOID #44
Fred Astaire (alas without his top hat and tails) became the first actor honored with an in-person tribute at the Festival October 30, 1966. Astaire so enjoyed his interview with Festival programmer Albert Johnson, the balletic performer danced with his host onstage.
