VeteranexperimentalfilmmakersDanielleHuilletandJean-MarieStraubhelmedthisunusualadaptationofanovelbyElioVittorini.FocusedonthetriumphsandfailuresofagroupoflaborersandfarmhandswhopooledtheirresourcestooperateanalternativecollectivefarmaftertheendofWorldWarII,Operai,Contadinifeaturesacastof12actorswhoreadaloudfromVittorinisbookforthedurationofthefilm,eitherrecitingfrommemoryorusingaclearlyvisiblescript.Hardlydesignedtobeacrowdpleaser,Operai,Contadiniprovedtobecontroversialamongtheaudiencesforitsshowingsatthe2001CannesFilmFestival,whereitwasscreenedaspartoftheDirectorsFortnightseries.~MarkDeming,AllMovieGuideThegroupmakesupaprimitivecommunitywhichseekstoerasenotonlythedistresscreatedbythewarbutalsothehardshipsoflifeandhunger,andtoprotectthemfromviolence,miseryandfear.Amidtheruinsofthispost-warperiod,thecharactersbuildandinventarapportbothintheirprofessionalanddailylivesbetweenthemselves,thesexes,generations,diversesocialandgeographicalorigins,andantagonisticpoliticalcamps.Thegroupmaintainsaregister,akindofdiary,asifitwereenteringtheminutesofaninquiryoratrial.-SteveGraysonmyfavoriteStraub-HuilletfilmsareTooEarly,TooLateandOperai,contadini(2001),bothcolorlandscapefilmswithespeciallyacutesensesofplaceaswellasofnatureinallitsharshbeauty.-JonathanRosenbaum如果您喜欢青苹果影院(www.yrcy.net)分享的《工人,农民》,别忘了推荐给你的好友!
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