Round the Moons Between Earth and Sea

Name: Round the Moons Between Earth and Sea
Released: 1997-06-27
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Olimpia Carlisi, Tina Femiano, Salvatore Grasso, Aldo Bufi Landi, Vincenza Modica

Giro di lune tra terra e mare

6.5 (7)1997-06-271h 41m

Overview

Giuseppe M. Gaudino made his directorial debut with this experimental film portrait contrasting the ancient Roman empire with poverty in present-day Naples. The film's narrator introduces the ancient town of Pozzuloi, home to Nero, his mother Agrippina, the Sibyl of Cumae, and Christian martyr Artema. This historical drama is intertwined with a modern-day story of a poverty-stricken family, forced by earthquakes during the '70s to move to the country, a devastating blow to the close-knit family. After a 1997 Venice Film Festival screening at 125 minutes, the filmmakers announced their plans to re-edit to a shorter running time. Also known as Moonspins Between Land and Sea.