Overview
- The film received a Special Jury Prize at the most recent Venice Film Festival.
- It is positioned as the third installment in Rosi’s long-running trilogy on everyday Italy.
- Set around Naples’ port, it observes unconnected moments in the lives of a teacher, a firefighter call-center operator, a sailor, archaeologists and other residents.
- Shot in black and white, the feature pairs contemplative images with an original score by British composer Daniel Blumberg.
- Rosi uses a patient, interview-free, non-narrated approach developed through on-site immersion, foregrounding Vesuvius, the city’s Roman past and the passage of time.