Visconti's masterpiece of post-war Italian cinema is released on DVD to tie in with the British Film Institute's major retrospective of the director. This haunting and beautiful portrayal of the tough life led by Sicilian fishermen tells the story of the Valestro family's struggle to escape poverty by buying their own boat only to be exploited by unscrupulous businessmen. After the film's release the family publicly expressed their gratitude to Visconti for making their story known to the world.
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Winner of a Special Prize at the Venice Film Festival in 1948, Luchino Visconti's neo-realist drama is set in the small fishing village of Aci-Trezza and employs a cast made up entirely of local fishermen and villagers. The film tells the story of one fishing family who try to break out of the cycle of poverty and exploitation at the hands of fish market entrepeneurs by buying a boat of their own.
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