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
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(4)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-819675
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: DVDBFI identifier: C-1307002
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(2)
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-819675
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: DVDBFI identifier: C-1307002
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: NitrateBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 14464 FeetStock date: 1948Stock date: 1961BFI identifier: C-168052
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 14391 FeetStock date: 1956BFI identifier: C-168053
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
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
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(4)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-819675
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: DVDBFI identifier: C-1307002
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(2)
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-819675
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: DVDBFI identifier: C-1307002
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: NitrateBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 14464 FeetStock date: 1948Stock date: 1961BFI identifier: C-168052
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 14391 FeetStock date: 1956BFI identifier: C-168053
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film