The Return of the Prodigal Son
5.3
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2003-04-23
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Drama
In Italy, immediately subsequent to the war, a group of people who lost all they possessed during the conflict, settle in a village in ruins. They intend to restore the city from the rubble and re-start life, in imitation of the women of Messina who rebuilt their city, destroyed as it was by an earthquake. Oscillating between respect and suspicion, co-existence between group members is tense. Things become complicated when an envoy from the government arrives to say that nothing there belongs to them. The film is a free adaptation of fragments of the novella ‘The Women of Messina’, by Sicilian writer Elio Vittorini.
Featured Crew
| Jean-Marie Straub | Director |
| Danièle Huillet | Director |
| Maurizio Buquicchio | Assistant Director |
| Marion Befve | Cinematography |
| Renato Berta | Cinematography |
| Jean-Paul Toraille | Cinematography |
| Werner Dütsch | Producer |
| Martine Marignac | Producer |
| Jean-Marie Straub | Editor |
| Danièle Huillet | Editor |
