La Terra Trema (La terra trema: Episodio del mare) (1948)

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" La Terra Trema is a prime example of powerful Italian neorealist filmmaking. Luchino Visconti directed this tragic tale of poverty and strife amongst Sicilian fisherman who are ripped off by cruel and selfish merchants. When one rebellious dude named Ntoni chafes against the oppression and decides to mortgage his house so he can afford to manufacture and sell his own fish without being screwed over, things go terribly wrong. Ntoni's boat gets totaled in a storm and he and his family ar"

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" Directed by: Luchino Visconti"

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" I've said countless times that I love Visconti's works. La Terra Trema isn't an exception, it might just be the ultimate proof for that. Visconti had an idea of film trilogy, which La Terra Trema should have started following with two film: one about the strike of the sulphur miners and one about the victory of the farmers over the land divisions. La Terra Trema tell the most melancholic story about fisherman family in the Sicily, whose life is like a roller-coaster. Films shows the difference"

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"26/06/2012"

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"#43"

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"4.2. Neljäs näkemäni Visconti ja taas pamahtaa täydet viisi tähteä, sillä onhan tämäkin nyt kaikessa armottomuudessaan jo ikimuistoinen kokemus. Runollisesti rytmitetty ja upeasti kuvattu teos on särkeä sydämen kuvatessaan sisilialaisen kalastajaperheen koettelemuksia ja hajoamista taloudellisten ongelmien edessä. Erityisen traagiseksi tilanteen tekee, miten lähellä yksityisyrityksen onnistuminen lopulta on, ja silti yhteisö tuomitsee pyrkimyksen vapautua vuosisatoja jatkuneesta"