Una lettera dall'Africa explained

Una Lettera dall'Africa
Director:Leonardo Bonzi, Maner Lualdi (uncredited)
Producer:Leonardo Bonzi
Cinematography:Marco Scarpelli
Studio:Istituto Luce
Distributor:DEAR Film
Country:Italy
Language:Italian

Una Lettera dall'Africa is a 1951 Italian documentary film directed by Leonardo Bonzi, with Manulo Lualdi.[1] [2] The film, a documentary, shot in then state-of-the art Ferrania Color in Northern Africa, was produced by the Istituto Luce and was distributed by DEAR Film. It was screened at the Venice Film Festival from 1 to 30 September 1951.[3] [4] In 2018 it was screened at the Crema Film Festival.[5]

The film documents a trip by car from Tripoli, Libya, to Mogadishu, Somalia, covering the natural landscape and wildlife, and documenting various civilizations and local customs along the way. The film also documents historical events and the locations of the battles, and the work of Italian missionaries across the region.[6] The trip takes the viewer along the Mediterranean coast and along the Nile. Una Lettera dall'Africa is described as having a journalistic tone with poetic elements.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Breve ma veridica storia del documentario: Dal cinema del reale alla nonfiction. Adriano Aprà. 9 December 2017. Edizioni Falsopian. 9788893041041. 6 October 2020. Italian.
  2. Book: La materia dei sogni: l'impresa cinematografica in Italia. 68. Vincenzo Buccheri, Luca Malavasi. Carocci. 2005. 9788843036790. Italian.
  3. Web site: Reparto Attualità. senato.archivioluce.it. 6 October 2020. Italian.
  4. Web site: Foto Attualità / Venezia: Festival del Cinema e Regata storica sul Canal Grande. patrimonio.archivioluce.com. Italian. 6 October 2020.
  5. Web site: Crema Film Festival I° edizione. 24 June 2018. Spettakolo.it. 6 October 2020. Italian.
  6. Web site: Una lettera dall'Africa (1951). Archivo del Cinema Italiano. 6 October 2020. Italian.
  7. Web site: Una Lettera dall'Africa. Mymovies.it. 6 October 2020. Italian.