Assistant Production Design
It's 1943 and World War II is raging in Europe. In New York, Arturo and Flora the daughter of a restaurant owner are in love, but she is promised in marriage to the son of a Mafia boss. There is a way around this, but to be able to marry Flora, Arturo needs to get permission from her father, who lives in a village in Sicily. Arturo doesn't have any money, so the only way he can get to Sicily is to enlist in the U.S. Army, which is preparing for a landing on the island.
Production Design
Wrapping the audience in waves of sound, Alberi takes us on a circular journey through the Italian countryside. The marvelous natural music at the tops of the eponymous trees makes way for the rhythmic cadence of civilization—men baring axes and the natural clatter of daily life—before their unforgettable return home from the forest. The singular artistry of director Michelangelo Frammartino (Le quatro volte) is beautifully displayed in this mesmerizing homage to nature.
Costume Design
Старый пастух доживает свои последние дни в тихой средневековой деревушке, взгромоздившейся на холмах Калабрии на самом юге Италии. Он пасет коз под небесами, которые большинство жителей деревни покинуло очень давно. Он болен и считает, что нашел лекарство — пыль, которую собирает на полу церкви и которую принимает каждый день, размешав в воде…
