EMIGRAZIONE 68: L’ITALIA OLTRE CONFINE
EMIGRATION 68: ITALY BEYOND THE BORDER
Luigi Perelli / Italy / 1968 / 31 min / Black and white
A journey through the places of Italian emigration in the 1960s: factories, dormitories, mines. The documentary alternates scenes of life abroad with those from the homeland, marked by poverty and neglect. With texts by Dacia Maraini, it offers a clear-eyed and moving portrait of Italian forced to leave.
Luigi Perelli
Director and screenwriter, born in La Spezia in 1937. He studied at the University of Florence and earned a degree in Political Science. In 1962, he moved to Rome to attend the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. He gained national recognition with the TV series La Piovra (1987–1995) for RAI. His filmography includes L’Addio a Enrico Berlinguer (1984) and 18 Anni tra una Settimana (1991).
