Basilicata Coast to Coast (Rocco Papaleo, 2010)
28 March, 6 pm Building 201, Room 265
This month instead of travelling by train we journey by foot, across the lesser known region of Basilicata, which lays between two coastlines one on the Tyrrrhennican coast and one on the Ionian. The journey would take less than two hours by car, but Nicola (Papaleo) enters his modest band in a music festival on the other side of Basilicata, and comes up with the idea of walking there in 10 days – partly as a publicity stunt and partly as an opportunity for the members to bond. And so, accompanied by a reluctant local journalist (Giovanna Mezzogiorno) and a horse and cart, we join the motley group as it sets off on a picaresque life-changing crossing marked by encounters and adventures. This music-infused, comedy road movie was the winner of Best First Feature at the 2010 Italian Golden Globes and Best New Director at the 2011 David di Donatello Awards.
We invite everyone who wants to remain to chat about the film over a drink!
