L'isola deserta dei carbonai
The desert island of the charcoal burners
Andrea Fenoglio / Italy / 2007 / 72 min / Colour
Since the second half of the 20th century, the job of charcoal burner has slowly dis- appeared. The film explores this traditional discipline as narrated through the voices of two coal burners of the Val Lemina in Piedmont and shows, with meticulous atten- tion, the various aspects of coal production from its mining to combustion. Through the tales of coal vendors and images of forests, valleys and hamlets, we discover a ghost town of sorts, a deserted territory in which man is utterly absent, even if traces of man's original presence, eventual disappearance and possible return are implied.
Andrea Fenoglio
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Language Italian Screenplay Andrea Fenoglio, Piergiorgio Manavella Cinematography Sandro De Frino, Andrea Fenoglio Editing Marco Odetto Production company Detour Audiovisivi
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