Parliamentary inquiry on extreme poverty (1953)
Released · 27 min
Parliamentary inquiry on extreme poverty (1953)
Released · 27 min
The documentary recounts the realities of hardship from north to south, entering urban neighborhoods and rural areas, culminating in a year-long field study in the Lucanian village of Grassano.
In 1950, Italy embarked on the road to post-war reconstruction, but it was still a country marked by structural deficiencies and a backward, predominantly agricultural economy. Especially in the south, farmers and farm laborers accounted for over 60 percent of the workforce, and there were millions of unemployed and poor people. In September 1951, a group of parliamentarians decided to promote an investigation to learn more about the social reality... see more
The documentary recounts the realities of hardship from north to south, entering urban neighborhoods and rural areas, culminating in a year-long field study in the Lucanian village of Grassano.
In 1950, Italy embarked on the road to post-war reconstruction, but it was still a country marked by structural deficiencies and a backward, predominantly agricultural economy. Especially in the south, farmers and farm laborers accounted for over 60 percent of the workforce, and there were millions of unemployed and poor people. In September 1951, a group of parliamentarians decided to promote an investigation to learn more about the social reality... see more
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Mar 2, 1953COUNTRY
US
N/A minRELEASED
Mar 2, 1953COUNTRY
US
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