16mm Filmography
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The New Italian

Examines the overpopulation and consequent deprivation of the Mezzogiorno, the southern part of Italy, by focusing on the problems of an average town, Ferrandina, and one of its inhabitants, Cesare. Follows Cesare as he attempts to better his life by emigrating to the more prosperous North and goes to work at a Fiat factory in Turin. Describes the discovery of methane gas in Ferrandina and the attempts of the people to bring industry to the area and raise the standard of living.

More in Intertel Series

  1. Mounting Millions, The, Pt 1
  2. Mounting Millions, The, Pt 2
  3. The New Italian 1963
  4. The Turkish Question 1963
  5. Room Down Under 1964
  6. This question of color 1965
  7. The Lion and the Eagle, Part 2 1966
  8. After the miracle 1967
  9. Germany and its shadow. 1967
  10. Report From Cuba 1967
  11. Spring in Ethiopia. 1967
  12. The Mounting Millions 1967
  13. American Samoa: Paradise Lost? 1968
  14. Farewell Arabia 1968
  15. The Other Side Of Paradise 1968
  16. The Volunteers 1968
  17. Gandhi's India 1969

Related films

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, format, sound, description, catalog record

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