Terramatta

Terramatta The Italian Twentieth Century of Vincenzo Rabito Sicilian illiterate Italian Terramatta Il Novecento italiano di Vincenzo Rabito analfabeta siciliano is a 2012 documentary directed by Costanza Quatriglio, based on the memoir Terra Matta by Vincenzo Rabito. Winner of several awards, including the Nastro dArgento 2013, it was shown in all major Italian cities.

At the insistence of his mother, Rabito took a wife, with whom he had three children. The children are shown as fully grown men in presentday Italy, visiting their fathers childhood home and relating their own memories of some events Rabito wrote about. Despite remaining distanced from his wife, Rabito took great pride in his children, particularly because they were all fully educated and literate. Rabito did not learn to write until he was an adult the spelling in his memoir is largely based on phonetic transliterations of Sicilian language.Although Rabito is telling his own story, he is scarcely shown in the film. Instead, his narration generally underscores footage of war, images of Sicilian villages and countrysides, and images of his journals. ........

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