The Chant of Tiber’s Branches

The Chant of Tiber’s Branches

11 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1961

On a hot summer day, a group of boys of the Roman suburbs play and laugh in one of the many rivers that surround the city. The camera scrutinizes them, approaches them, reveals the gestures and glances, wraps them in a sort of visual dance, while the words of the commentary (entrusted to the poetic sensibility of Pier Paolo Pasolini) narrate the stories, desires, dreams, the future.

The Chant of Tiber’s Branches

11 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1961

The Chant of Tiber’s Branches
On a hot summer day, a group of boys of the Roman suburbs play and laugh in one of the many rivers that surround the city. The camera scrutinizes them, approaches them, reveals the gestures and glances, wraps them in a sort of visual dance, while the words of the commentary (entrusted to the poetic sensibility of Pier Paolo Pasolini) narrate the stories, desires, dreams, the future.
Producers Documento Films
Original title La Canta delle Marane
Directors Cecilia Mangini
Writers Pier Paolo Pasolini

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