Country: Italy
Year: 1993
Duration: 22'
The video is set in present-day Piedmont, but inspired by a Cechov story. It tells the story of a young woman who was accused by her husband of not being a good wife and of betraying him through witchcraft. While these events are taking place, the woman dreams with open eyes imaginary scenes in which she relives her family oppression and rebellion. At the end she runs away from her home, leaving her husband and her nightmares behind her. The scenes of the trial are inspired by a trial that really occurred in Vercelli province between 1470 and 1471, which ended with the condemnation of the accused woman to be burnt at the stake.
Biography
film director
Giuseppe Forlano
Giuseppe Forlano (Turin, 1945) edited the script for the documentary, Sopravvivenza oggi, for Department of Schools and Education in 1986. It will be broadcast on Rai3 in October, 1987. In 1991-92 he made a series of videos documentaries on the theme of rehabilitation as well as the fiction video, Non è detto. presented at the last Turin Film Festival. He presently works as a cameraman at one of the communities of the Gruppo Abele.
Cast
& Credits
Director and screenplay: Giuseppe Forlano.
Director of photography: Francesco Forlano.
Music: Mimmo Manella, Roberto Cant.
Sound: Marco Zucchelli.
Editor: Lorenzo Grasso.
Cast: Maria Grazia Micone, Piero Ferrero, Giuseppe Lizzani.
Production company: Giuseppe Forlano, via Santa Giulia 8 bis, 10124 Torino, tel. +39-011-888885.
Director of photography: Francesco Forlano.
Music: Mimmo Manella, Roberto Cant.
Sound: Marco Zucchelli.
Editor: Lorenzo Grasso.
Cast: Maria Grazia Micone, Piero Ferrero, Giuseppe Lizzani.
Production company: Giuseppe Forlano, via Santa Giulia 8 bis, 10124 Torino, tel. +39-011-888885.