original title:
L'occhio di vetro
directed by:
cast:
Gioietta Di Prete, Alberto Chiarini, Duccio Chiarini
cinematography:
editing:
music:
producer:
production:
Asmara Films, La Règle du Jeu, Luce Cinecittà, supported by Ministero della Cultura
distribution:
world sales:
country:
Italy
year:
2020
film run:
86'
format:
colour & b/w
release date:
03/06/2021
festivals & awards:
Ferruccio, a fifteen year-old boy and son of a World War I hero, finds himself fighting amongst the last defenders of the Salò Republic. During these days, he writes a diary about his experencies and also the destinies of his older sisters—Liliana and Maria Grazia, married to a fascist and a communist partisan, respectively. The film director is the great-nephew of Ferruccio who, with the guidance of Ferruccio’s diary, embarks on a journey into his family’s past.