Underplayed Gems

La città del sole (1973)

La città del sole poster
Directed by
Gianni Amelio
Genre
historical film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 24m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

The film is a visual adaptation of a 16th century philosophical text by Tommaso Campanella. It presents the ideas from the book about an ideal city and society through a series of staged scenes.

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What happens

La città del sole è un film del 1973 diretto da Gianni Amelio. L'opera si basa sull'omonimo trattato scritto nel XVI secolo da Tommaso Campanella. Il secondo film del regista calabrese fa parte di un ciclo di film sperimentali prodotti dalla Rai nel corso degli anni '70. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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