A child finds the manuscript of an ancient maggio in an old trunk, and dreams of bringing back to life his ancestors’ art together with his friends. Between documentary and fiction, Benvenuti leads a bunch of kids to rediscover the tradition of the maggio.
Also in this combined programme
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Medea, un maggio di Pietro Frediani
Benvenuti films with commendable rigueur the performance of a maggio based on the character of Medea, staged by peasants in an old oil mill.
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Del monte Pisano
An exploration of the Tuscan landscape leads Benvenuti to the discovery of an ancient and almost lost tradition of popular poetry: the maggio.
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Il cantamaggio
Introduced by Nobel Prize winner Dario Fo, this documentary researches on the tradition of the maggio (May), a brand of poetry performed by Tuscan
Film details
- Country of production
- Italy
- Year
- 1976
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2009
- Length
- 12"
- Medium/Format
- Betacam SP
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