People of the Po Valley

1947 [ITALIAN]

Action / Documentary

10
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 83%
IMDb Rating 6.7/10 10 961 961

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Plot summary

A documentary short detailing the life of Italians living on the Po River in the 1940s.


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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Hitchcoc 7 / 10

Si, Antonioni

This is a rather pedestrian film about life along the Po river valley. But if one looks at the shots, he will see that this is a cut above. Michelangelo Antonioni is the director and is already showing us the beauty of his work. We are introduced to all the citizens of the riverbank, with their charming daily lives.

Reviewed by secondarymessenger 8 / 10

Beautiful photography, a real classic

I've seen this movie some years ago, and I remember that it had the most beautiful photography. Antonioni chose to film real-life persons, instead of casting professional actors. Documentary-like, but still fictional, it tells the story not only of the people, but also of the River Po, in Italy.

Reviewed by Rodrigo Amaro 7 / 10

Documentary Fiction Style. A Small Neo Realism Classic by Antonioni

Antonioni's documentary, his very first work made in 1943 but released only in 1947, "Gente del Po" ("People of the Po Valley") tells about the daily routine of poor fisherman and their families who live and work near the River Po. It's just that basically. The intriguing aspect of the film is that although using of real people in it instead of actors the director preferred to reconstruct events in a fictionalized way, inspired by the current Neo Realism but instead of making a feature film Antonioni explores the acting talents of the local residents of the place. What's real and what's not? Hard to know.

I didn't find it much interesting or so important even though this is the first creation of the future master of classics like "Blow Up" and "L'Eclisse" but I did enjoyed his use of cinematography, very agile and incredibly beautiful for a film made more than 60 years ago, quite powerful even today - the boat going down the river and then later reaching the shore is the most memorable moment just as much the mother taking care of her sick child. Antonioni's talent is fully evident here but just a small step. 7/10

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