La terra trema (Original title)La terra trema Episodio del mare (Alternative title)The Earth Trembles (Alternative title)The Earth Will Tremble (Alternative title)
Date: 02 September 1948 (Release)Country: ItalyDirector: Luchino Visconti
Synopsis: Drama set in the fishing village of Aci Trezza in Sicily. Tired of being exploited by the wholesalers, Ntoni mortgages his family home in order to buy a boat and start working for himself. However when a storm destroys the boat the family is ruined, loses their house and is forced to beg the wholesalers for work. Nevertheless Ntoni continues to hope that one day the fishermen will be able to better themselves. Note: Originally titled "La terra trema- episodio del mare", it was intended to be the first part of a trilogy dealing with the class struggle in Sicily, however the other two episodes were never made. The film was shot in Sicilian dialect, with an added commentary in standard Italian spoken by the director Visconti and the assistant director Antonio Pietrangeli. All the actors were non-professiol actors from the village of Aci Trezza.Synopsis: Set and shot in a small village on the east coast of Sicily and using non-professional actors, tells the story of a fishing family who try to escape from poverty and exploitation by becoming the owners of their own boat. To acquire the boat, the family has to mortgage their house, and when the boat is destroyed in a storm, they are ruined.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Sicily, Fishermen, Fishing industry, Unemployment
Releases
Date: 02 September 1948Country: ItalyRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 158 mins Length: 4463 MetresSubtitles: Italian
Date: October 2015Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 153 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Title: Nothing but the truth?Author: Klawans, Stuart Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article discusing some of the canonical works of Italian neo-realism, and also commenting on the genre's continuing influence and its various 'deaths' and revivals.
In: Film Quarterly v62 n2 Winter 2008/09 Pages: 20-25
Title: Gone fishin'? Rossellini's Stromboli, Visconti's La Terra...Author: THOMAS, Paul Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: "...Trema". A comparison of the neo-realism in the films of Roberto Rossellini and Luchini Visconti looking particularly at STROMBOLI, TERRA DI DIO and La TERRA TREMA.
In: Cannes Film Festival Catalogue v59th May 2006 Page: 126
Title: [Cannes Film Festival Catalogue - v59th May 2006: no known title]Language: French
Description: In CANNES CLASSICS screening: Tribute to Luchino Visconti. Includes sales contact details.
In: Filmwaves n21 2003 Page: 55
Title: Luchino Visconti: The 1940sAuthor: MZJ Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Cinemuseum v3 n3 September 1994 Pages: 3-6
Title: Il neorealismo di Luchino Visconti e La TERRA TREMAAuthor: SANTORINO, Salvatore Article type: ArticleLanguage: Italian
In: Cinema Nuovo v43 n1 Jan/Feb 1994 Pages: 10-12
Title: La vera storia di Visconti na VenetiaAuthor: ARISTARCO, Guido Article type: ArticleLanguage: Italian
Description: On Visconti's La TERRA TREMA and its restoration 45 years later by Peppino Rotunno.
In: Sight and Sound v4 n12 December 1994 Page: 63
Title: [Sight and Sound - v4 n12 December 1994: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Video note
In: Positif n400 June 1994 Pages: 117-119
Title: Numero 400Author: ROSI, Francesco Article type: ArticleLanguage: French
Description: Francesco Rosi gives his views on the films the KID and La TERRA TREMA
In: Cinématographe n68 June 1981 Pages: 48-49
Title: [Cinématographe - n68 June 1981: no known title]Language: French
In: Cinema Nuovo v29 n267 Sep/Oct 1980 Page: 36/40
Title: [Cinema Nuovo - v29 n267 Sep/Oct 1980: no known title]Language: Italian
Description: Use of proverbs in the film.
In: Cahiers Lumière n2 November 1980 Pages: 25-26
Title: [Cahiers Lumière - n2 November 1980: no known title]Language: French
In: Positif n215 February 1979 Pages: 34-38
Title: [Positif - n215 February 1979: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: French
Description: Article by Rosi on working with Visconti.
In: Jeune Cinéma n6 Mar/Apr 1965 Page: 19
Title: [Jeune Cinéma - n6 Mar/Apr 1965: no known title]Language: French
Description: Discussion on.
In: Image et Son n186 July 1965 Page: 89
Title: [Image et Son - n186 July 1965: no known title]Language: French
Description: Fiche.
In: Avant-Scène du Cinéma n27/28 Jun/Jul 1963 Page: Short note, credits and extract from script (Frenc h)
Title: [L'Avant-Scène du Cinéma - n27/28 Jun/Jul 1963: no known title]Language: French
In: Sight and Sound v26 n4 Spring 1957 Page: spring 213
Title: [Sight and Sound - v26 n4 Spring 1957: no known title]Language: English
Description: Rediscovery II.
In: Cinema Nuovo v4 n39 July 1954
Title: [Cinema Nuovo - v4 n39 July 1954: no known title]Language: Italian
In: Cinema Nuovo v2 n24 December 1953 Page: 340
Title: [Cinema Nuovo - v2 n24 December 1953: no known title]Language: Italian
In: La Cinématographie Française n1454 9 Feb 1952 Page: 14
Title: [La Cinématographie Française - n1454 9 Feb 1952: no known title]Language: French
In: Cahiers du Cinéma v2 n9 February 1952 Page: 52
Title: [Cahiers du Cinéma - v2 n9 February 1952: no known title]Language: French
In: Bianco e Nero v11 n2/3 Feb/Mar 1951 Page: Script, dialogues
Title: [Bianco e Nero - v11 n2/3 Feb/Mar 1951: no known title]Language: Italian
In: Bianco e Nero v11 n2/3 Feb/Mar 1951 Page: Sicilian & Italian
Title: [Bianco e Nero - v11 n2/3 Feb/Mar 1951: no known title]Language: Italian
In: Sight and Sound v19 n10 February 1951
Title: [Sight and Sound - v19 n10 February 1951: no known title]Language: English
Description: G. Lambert.
In: Sequence n12 Autumn 1950 Page: spring 187
Title: [Sequence - n12 Autumn 1950: no known title]Language: English
In: Page: 10
Title: [ - : no known title]
In: Page: 42
Title: [ - : no known title]
In: Page: 22
Title: [ - : no known title]
Description: Art. by M. Antonio trs from Bianco & Nero 1949.
Author: Campbell, Timothy C. Pages: xi, 219 pages
Title: Cinema - Italy
Author: PARIGI, Stefania Pages: xiv, 159 p.
Title: Littérature et cinéma néoréalistes: réalisme, réel et représentation
Author: CASSAC, Michel Pages: 352 p.
Title: Incontri con il cinema italiano
Author: VITTI, Antonio Pages: 455 p.
Title: Luchino Visconti
Author: NOWELL-SMITH, Geoffrey Pages: [6], 250 pages
Title: Pensare il neorealismo: percorsi attraverso il neorealismo cinematografico italiano
Author: FANARA, Giulia Pages: 495p.
Title: Neorealismo fra tradizione e rivoluzione: Visconti, De Sica e Zavattini verso nuove esperienze cinematografiche della realta
Author: MONETI, Guglielmo Pages: 222p.
Title: La Terra Trema
Author: VISCONTI, Luchino Pages: 200p.
Description: Taken from the film by Enzo Ungari et al.
Title: Two screenplays: La terra trema, Senso
Author: VISCONTI, Luchino Pages: 186p.
Description: Translated from Italian. SENSO pp. 103-186 La TERRA TREMA pp. 1-102
Title: nuovo cinema italiano
Author: FERRARA, Giuseppe Pages: xxi, 439p.
Description: Con prefazione di Carlo Battisti. LADRI DI BICICLETTE pp. 208-231 OSSESSIONE pp. 60-78 PAISA pp. 121-141 ROMA CITTA' APERTA pp. 101-120 La TERRA TREMA pp. 181-201
Title: Terra trema; sceneggiatura desunta dall'edizione integrale del film
Author: MONTESANTI, Fausto Pages: 122p.
Description: Introduction by Luigi Chiarini.
Date: 02 September 1948 (Release)Country: ItalyDirector: Luchino Visconti
Synopsis: Drama set in the fishing village of Aci Trezza in Sicily. Tired of being exploited by the wholesalers, Ntoni mortgages his family home in order to buy a boat and start working for himself. However when a storm destroys the boat the family is ruined, loses their house and is forced to beg the wholesalers for work. Nevertheless Ntoni continues to hope that one day the fishermen will be able to better themselves. Note: Originally titled "La terra trema- episodio del mare", it was intended to be the first part of a trilogy dealing with the class struggle in Sicily, however the other two episodes were never made. The film was shot in Sicilian dialect, with an added commentary in standard Italian spoken by the director Visconti and the assistant director Antonio Pietrangeli. All the actors were non-professiol actors from the village of Aci Trezza.Synopsis: Set and shot in a small village on the east coast of Sicily and using non-professional actors, tells the story of a fishing family who try to escape from poverty and exploitation by becoming the owners of their own boat. To acquire the boat, the family has to mortgage their house, and when the boat is destroyed in a storm, they are ruined.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Sicily, Fishermen, Fishing industry, Unemployment
Releases
Date: 02 September 1948Country: ItalyRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 158 mins Length: 4463 MetresSubtitles: Italian
Date: October 2015Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 153 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(27)
In: Film Comment v45 n5 Sep/Oct 2009 Pages: 48-53Title: Nothing but the truth?Author: Klawans, Stuart Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article discusing some of the canonical works of Italian neo-realism, and also commenting on the genre's continuing influence and its various 'deaths' and revivals.
In: Film Quarterly v62 n2 Winter 2008/09 Pages: 20-25
Title: Gone fishin'? Rossellini's Stromboli, Visconti's La Terra...Author: THOMAS, Paul Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: "...Trema". A comparison of the neo-realism in the films of Roberto Rossellini and Luchini Visconti looking particularly at STROMBOLI, TERRA DI DIO and La TERRA TREMA.
In: Cannes Film Festival Catalogue v59th May 2006 Page: 126
Title: [Cannes Film Festival Catalogue - v59th May 2006: no known title]Language: French
Description: In CANNES CLASSICS screening: Tribute to Luchino Visconti. Includes sales contact details.
In: Filmwaves n21 2003 Page: 55
Title: Luchino Visconti: The 1940sAuthor: MZJ Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Cinemuseum v3 n3 September 1994 Pages: 3-6
Title: Il neorealismo di Luchino Visconti e La TERRA TREMAAuthor: SANTORINO, Salvatore Article type: ArticleLanguage: Italian
In: Cinema Nuovo v43 n1 Jan/Feb 1994 Pages: 10-12
Title: La vera storia di Visconti na VenetiaAuthor: ARISTARCO, Guido Article type: ArticleLanguage: Italian
Description: On Visconti's La TERRA TREMA and its restoration 45 years later by Peppino Rotunno.
In: Sight and Sound v4 n12 December 1994 Page: 63
Title: [Sight and Sound - v4 n12 December 1994: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Video note
In: Positif n400 June 1994 Pages: 117-119
Title: Numero 400Author: ROSI, Francesco Article type: ArticleLanguage: French
Description: Francesco Rosi gives his views on the films the KID and La TERRA TREMA
In: Cinématographe n68 June 1981 Pages: 48-49
Title: [Cinématographe - n68 June 1981: no known title]Language: French
In: Cinema Nuovo v29 n267 Sep/Oct 1980 Page: 36/40
Title: [Cinema Nuovo - v29 n267 Sep/Oct 1980: no known title]Language: Italian
Description: Use of proverbs in the film.
In: Cahiers Lumière n2 November 1980 Pages: 25-26
Title: [Cahiers Lumière - n2 November 1980: no known title]Language: French
In: Positif n215 February 1979 Pages: 34-38
Title: [Positif - n215 February 1979: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: French
Description: Article by Rosi on working with Visconti.
In: Jeune Cinéma n6 Mar/Apr 1965 Page: 19
Title: [Jeune Cinéma - n6 Mar/Apr 1965: no known title]Language: French
Description: Discussion on.
In: Image et Son n186 July 1965 Page: 89
Title: [Image et Son - n186 July 1965: no known title]Language: French
Description: Fiche.
In: Avant-Scène du Cinéma n27/28 Jun/Jul 1963 Page: Short note, credits and extract from script (Frenc h)
Title: [L'Avant-Scène du Cinéma - n27/28 Jun/Jul 1963: no known title]Language: French
In: Sight and Sound v26 n4 Spring 1957 Page: spring 213
Title: [Sight and Sound - v26 n4 Spring 1957: no known title]Language: English
Description: Rediscovery II.
In: Cinema Nuovo v4 n39 July 1954
Title: [Cinema Nuovo - v4 n39 July 1954: no known title]Language: Italian
In: Cinema Nuovo v2 n24 December 1953 Page: 340
Title: [Cinema Nuovo - v2 n24 December 1953: no known title]Language: Italian
In: La Cinématographie Française n1454 9 Feb 1952 Page: 14
Title: [La Cinématographie Française - n1454 9 Feb 1952: no known title]Language: French
In: Cahiers du Cinéma v2 n9 February 1952 Page: 52
Title: [Cahiers du Cinéma - v2 n9 February 1952: no known title]Language: French
In: Bianco e Nero v11 n2/3 Feb/Mar 1951 Page: Script, dialogues
Title: [Bianco e Nero - v11 n2/3 Feb/Mar 1951: no known title]Language: Italian
In: Bianco e Nero v11 n2/3 Feb/Mar 1951 Page: Sicilian & Italian
Title: [Bianco e Nero - v11 n2/3 Feb/Mar 1951: no known title]Language: Italian
In: Sight and Sound v19 n10 February 1951
Title: [Sight and Sound - v19 n10 February 1951: no known title]Language: English
Description: G. Lambert.
In: Sequence n12 Autumn 1950 Page: spring 187
Title: [Sequence - n12 Autumn 1950: no known title]Language: English
In: Page: 10
Title: [ - : no known title]
In: Page: 42
Title: [ - : no known title]
In: Page: 22
Title: [ - : no known title]
Description: Art. by M. Antonio trs from Bianco & Nero 1949.
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(11)
Title: techne of giving: cinema and the generous form of lifeAuthor: Campbell, Timothy C. Pages: xi, 219 pages
Title: Cinema - Italy
Author: PARIGI, Stefania Pages: xiv, 159 p.
Title: Littérature et cinéma néoréalistes: réalisme, réel et représentation
Author: CASSAC, Michel Pages: 352 p.
Title: Incontri con il cinema italiano
Author: VITTI, Antonio Pages: 455 p.
Title: Luchino Visconti
Author: NOWELL-SMITH, Geoffrey Pages: [6], 250 pages
Title: Pensare il neorealismo: percorsi attraverso il neorealismo cinematografico italiano
Author: FANARA, Giulia Pages: 495p.
Title: Neorealismo fra tradizione e rivoluzione: Visconti, De Sica e Zavattini verso nuove esperienze cinematografiche della realta
Author: MONETI, Guglielmo Pages: 222p.
Title: La Terra Trema
Author: VISCONTI, Luchino Pages: 200p.
Description: Taken from the film by Enzo Ungari et al.
Title: Two screenplays: La terra trema, Senso
Author: VISCONTI, Luchino Pages: 186p.
Description: Translated from Italian. SENSO pp. 103-186 La TERRA TREMA pp. 1-102
Title: nuovo cinema italiano
Author: FERRARA, Giuseppe Pages: xxi, 439p.
Description: Con prefazione di Carlo Battisti. LADRI DI BICICLETTE pp. 208-231 OSSESSIONE pp. 60-78 PAISA pp. 121-141 ROMA CITTA' APERTA pp. 101-120 La TERRA TREMA pp. 181-201
Title: Terra trema; sceneggiatura desunta dall'edizione integrale del film
Author: MONTESANTI, Fausto Pages: 122p.
Description: Introduction by Luigi Chiarini.