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20009 minPGdoc-short

Marisa

20009 minPGdoc-short

Nine minutes of personal reflection combine archival footage on migration with Super 8 images recorded by the filmmaker's father in the 1960s.

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Nine minutes of personal reflection combine archival footage on migration with Super 8 images recorded by the filmmaker's father in the 1960s.

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Marisa Rusconi appears in personal footage filmed by her husband, Franco, in the 1960s. The documentary combines these Super 8 clips with material from the Rai archive, focusing on migration. It reflects on the filmmaker's feelings of detachment and life after Marisa's passing. The film runs for nine minutes and incorporates sounds and images recorded in the months leading up to its release in 2000.

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