Mirabilia Urbis
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A rediscovery of the photographs, letters, memories, thoughts, and articles of Antonio Cederna (1921-1996), journalist, intellectual, and one of the founding fathers of environmentalism in Italy. Cederna devoted his entire life to raising awareness for an approach to development based on the principles attention to quality of life and to conformity with landscape zoning laws and artistic heritage. “Planning is modern,” was his way of thinking. Rereading notes from his father’s diary, Giuseppe evokes still-relevant past events and past battles via archive footage, the sounds and images of urban residential and commercial construction built in Rome during the past decade.
Genre
Documentary
Country
Italy
Year
2018
Duration
19'
Production Companies
Archivio Audiovisivo del Movimento Operaio e Democratico, Istituto Luce
Languages
Italian
Gallery
Sostenibility
Sostenibility
The goal of numerous environmental struggles, now part of the UN Agenda, has been diminished and outlined in its multiple, potential areas of implementation: development, economy, food, agriculture, fishing, transportation, tourism...