Caluso is a town in the rural Canavese area, and between the turn of the 19th century and the end of the second world war it saw the departure of thousands of emigrants heading for 'Merica', as Argentina was then known. In 1905, Munù's grandparents left this quiet town to settle in the province of Buenos Aires, where their descendants still live. One hundred years later, Munù came looking for her roots in order to fulfil her dream of presenting the town with one of her works that recalls the sacrifices made by all emigrants, past, present and future.
Il mare sul muro
Localized Title
The Sea on the Wall
Genre
Documentary
Country
Italy
Year
2007
Duration
52'
Production Companies
Red Rhino Productions, Assessorato alla Cultura del Comune di Caluso
Languages
Italian
Director's Notes
Director's Notes
«We have always been amazed by the natural way in which emigrants from Piedmont between the end of the 19th century and the post-World War II period, identified Argentina as their destination (...). This same naturalness was again apparent in the idea of Munú Actis Goretta to paint a mural in the town her grandparents left in 1905, and again in the way the inhabitants gave her a hand, not only by taking part physically, but also by showing their enthusiasm for the work of art that was taking over a huge blank wall in the main square. (...)».
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