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another interesting film by pietro marcello called "crossing the line" from 2007. i kinda had mixed emotions about "el bocca del lupo" (the wolf's mouth) which i watched a few days ago. liked its gritty visual density and the unusual treatment of italian working class masculinity, constructing and deconstructing it at the same time, but also felt disgusted by it at the same time, mostly bc of the rotten circumstances these people have to live in, all the squalor, which i also know pretty well.
it's about a night train carrying mostly italian working-class men from the south of italy to the north for job reasons. lots of interviews with people you usually dont see or meet coz they actually have no permanent home any longer, it's these trains that offer them some feelings of belonging and temporary companionship. again, a very atmospheric film. if you have ever travelled on a night train, then you know this feeling of exciting forlornness when looking out of the windows and seeing all these dark, deserted and uninviting landscapes pass by, only lit by a few lanterns. you would never walk through them at night, but now you sit in a safe train.
marcello has a different perspective though. for him it's the men who are important and it is a good place to get to know them and their stories better. there seems to be a large group of working men who travel through the european union constantly coz italy cannot offer them a living any longer. it is like a parallel world, the dark side of the european union, kept hidden in our high-gloss world. he wants to bring these forgotten souls into the spotlight just once before they leave this planet forever.
i liked this one better than lupo. mostly bc of how he is able to capture the atmosphere inside and outside the train.
here is an interview with the handsome director:
it's about a night train carrying mostly italian working-class men from the south of italy to the north for job reasons. lots of interviews with people you usually dont see or meet coz they actually have no permanent home any longer, it's these trains that offer them some feelings of belonging and temporary companionship. again, a very atmospheric film. if you have ever travelled on a night train, then you know this feeling of exciting forlornness when looking out of the windows and seeing all these dark, deserted and uninviting landscapes pass by, only lit by a few lanterns. you would never walk through them at night, but now you sit in a safe train.
marcello has a different perspective though. for him it's the men who are important and it is a good place to get to know them and their stories better. there seems to be a large group of working men who travel through the european union constantly coz italy cannot offer them a living any longer. it is like a parallel world, the dark side of the european union, kept hidden in our high-gloss world. he wants to bring these forgotten souls into the spotlight just once before they leave this planet forever.
i liked this one better than lupo. mostly bc of how he is able to capture the atmosphere inside and outside the train.
here is an interview with the handsome director:
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