Underplayed Gems

Italy in a Day (2014)

Italy in a Day poster
Original title
Italy in a Day - Un giorno da italiani
Directed by
Gabriele Salvatores
Genre
documentary film
Country
United Kingdom, Italy
Runtime
1h 15m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 52 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary pieces together footage from ordinary people across Italy on a single day. It shows their daily lives, hopes, and struggles during a time of economic hardship.

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What happens

Italy in a Day - Un giorno da italiani is a 2014 Italian-British documentary film directed by Gabriele Salvatores. It was part of the Out of Competition section at the 71st Venice International Film Festival. Salvatores used the crowdsourced documentary Britain in a Day as a prototype to produce Italy in a Day, which included clips selected from 45,000 video submissions recorded on 26 October 2013. The film was said to reflect the fears of Italians during a recession, their uncertainty over their national identity, and their refusal to give up on dreams. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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