ISOLE DI FUOCO
ISLANDS OF FIRE
Italia / 1954 / 11 min / Colour
A landing on the island of Vulcano at the first break of dawn on a winter morning: the sad song, the sound of the boat. The island awakens, but a flash of lightening announces a storm and the crater unleashes smoke, lava, and lapilli into the sky.
Vittorio De Seta
Born in Palermo in 1923, he began studying architecture and then became assistant director to Mario Chiari and Jean-Paul Le Chanois. In the 1950s he made documentaries set mainly in Sicily, Sardinia and Calabria. Isole di fuoco was awarded a prize at the 1955 Cannes Festival. His first feature film, Banditi a Orgosolo, won the award for best debut film at the Venice Film Festival in 1961. His final work, Lettere dal Sahara, was screened out of competition in 2006 at the same festival.
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Language Italian Subject Tita PerozziScreenplay Vittorio De SetaCinematography Vittorio De SetaEditing Vittorio De SetaProducer Omero Borgogni, Vittorio De Seta, Alfredo Marganiello
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