Underplayed Gems

Assisi (1932)

Assisi poster
Directed by
Alessandro Blasetti
Genre
documentary film
Country
Italy
Runtime
13 min
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A 1932 documentary directed by Alessandro Blasetti. It shows panoramic views of Assisi and its countryside, focusing on the Basilica of San Francesco. A narrator tells the story of Saint Francis, Saint Clare, and the orders they founded. The film follows a monk with a torch into the crypt and shows processions of friars with candles.

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What happens

Assise est un documentaire datant de 1932 réalisé par Alessandro Blasetti . Par sa vue panoramique de la ville et sa campagne en arrière-plan, le documentaire aborde l'agglomération urbaine d’Assise en encadrant la basilique San Francesco tandis que le chemin d'un moine muni d'une torche semble conduire la caméra jusqu'à la crypte de Saint François. Un narrateur raconte l'histoire du saint, de sainte Claire et des ordres qu'ils ont fondés. Les images créent alors une sorte de marche devant l'art de Giotto et de Cimabue. Des frères mineurs en procession avec des bougies sont les seuls éléments humains qui ressortent dans la représentation de la ville et de son architecture. Le court-métrage se termine sur la campagne ombrienne. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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