CONTADINI DEL MAREBAUERN DES MEERES

Vittorio de Seta
Italy 1955 | 10 Min. | 35 mm, OF

De Seta’s CONTADINI DEL MARE tells a story of life and death. Sil­hou­et­ted like unreal shad­ows against the sky at the break of day, Sicil­ian fish­er­men are throw­ing out their nets, stretch­ing them between the boats. A long wait begins. Sud­den­ly, a shout rends the air. Swing­ing into action, the fish­er­men joy­ous­ly sing while haul­ing in their net filled with strug­gling tuna fish. As the sun goes down, they take up their oars and head for home.