
Unfinished Italy
Unfinished buildings have the beauty of this which could have been. Of this which is not yet there. Of this which might be one day.
(Inspired by “Le temps en ruines” by Marc Augé)
Stadiums without audiences, hospitals without patients, theatres that after 50 years have not yet seen their premiere. Ruins whose future has already passed and whose present carries the taste of an eternal wait. Italy, home of ruins: A foray into the unfinished, Italy’s most prominent architectural style between the end of WW2 and the present day.
What is the potential value of unfinished buildings? How are, or will they be adapted to everyday life?
- Director:
- Benoit Felici
- Year:
- 2011
- Country:
- Italy
- Genre:
- Documentar
- Duration:
- 32 minutes
- Language:
- Italian
- Subtitles:
- Romanian
Awards and festivals:
Le Festival international du film d'environnement 2012 (Best short documentary) | Primed Marseille 2011 (Prix International du Documentaire et du Reportage Méditerranéen) | CNEX Documentary Film Festival 2011 | Sedicicorto International Film Festival 2011 (Best Film Cortitalia and Special Mention Centro nazionale cortometraggio) | Adana Golden Boll Film Festival 2011 (Best documentary - Mediterranean Short Film Award) | Milano Film Festival 2011 | Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival 2011 | Lago Film Fest 2011 (Best Italian Documentary Film) Cinemambiente Torino 2011, 14th Environmental Film Festival 8th Festival Documentarles de Madrid 2011 (Documenta Madrid Award) | Indie Lisboa, 2011 | Dokfest München, 2011 | Riff 2011 (Best Italian Documentary Film)