Documentary · Italy · 1960 · 11m

Stendali (Still They Toll)

Stendalì: Suonano ancora

Stendali (Still They Toll) poster
Director
Cecilia Mangini
Cast
Lilla Brignone as Narrator (voice)
Crew
Giuseppe De Mitri — Director of Photography Renato May — Editor Egisto Macchi — Original Music Composer Pier Paolo Pasolini — Writer Cecilia Mangini — Writer
Synopsis

A unique 1960s documentary on the traditional dirge sung by women in Griko, an ancient dialect of Salento, so old that it originates from the ancient Greeks who once colonized that part of southern Italy.

Mood & Themes
woman directorancient language film
Key Collaborators
Cecilia Mangini Director Giuseppe De Mitri Director of Photography Renato May Editor Egisto Macchi Original Music Composer Pier Paolo Pasolini Writer Cecilia Mangini Writer
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