Sacro GRA
| Sacro GRA | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Gianfranco Rosi |
| Written by | Gianfranco Rosi |
| Cinematography | Gianfranco Rosi |
| Edited by | Jacopo Quadri |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Sacro GRA (pronounced [ˈsakro dʒi ˈɛrre a], Italian for "Holy GRA") is a 2013 Italian documentary film directed by Gianfranco Rosi. It won the Golden Lion at the 70th Venice International Film Festival.[1] It was the first documentary film to win the award at the Venice Festival.[2][3]
The film depicts life along the Grande Raccordo Anulare, the ring-road highway that circles Rome.[4] Rosi spent over two years in filming, while the editing of the film required eight months of work.[5] According to the director, the film was inspired by Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities, a novel in which the explorer Marco Polo is imagined describing his travels to the Emperor of China Kublai Khan.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "Vince l'Italia: Leone d'oro a "Sacro GRA"". La Repubblica. 7 September 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ↑ Franck Nouchi (8 September 2013). "Pour la première fois, le Lion d'or à Venise récompense un documentaire". Le Monde. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ↑ "Italian documentary Sacro GRA wins Golden Lion". BBC News. 8 September 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Deborah Young (5 September 2013). "Sacro GRA, Tales from Rome’s Ring Road (Sacro GRA): Venice Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jay Weissberg (5 September 2013). "Venice Film Review: ‘Sacro GRA’". Variety. Retrieved 8 September 2013.