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Islands of Fire (1954)

Islands of Fire poster
Original title
Isole di fuoco
Directed by
Vittorio De Seta
Genre
documentary film
Country
Italy
Runtime
11 min
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 28 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This short documentary observes life on the volcanic island of Stromboli. It shows the daily activities of the people living in the shadow of the active volcano.

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What happens

Isole di fuoco è un documentario breve del 1954 diretto da Vittorio De Seta. Il film è ambientato a Stromboli. Nel 2008 la pellicola è stata restaurata dalla Cineteca di Bologna e ripubblicata in un DVD intitolato Il mondo perduto - I cortometraggi di Vittorio De Seta 1954-1959, (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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