Kortfilmfestival Leuven - Le tarantole dormono sotto le pietre

Le tarantole dormono sotto le pietre

giada cicchetti • Belgium • 2023 • 27 min.

Tarantismo was a medieval ritual in southern Italy that sought to cure women's convulsive movements attributed to the bite of the tarantula spider. A cinematic dialogue between generations about motherhood, daughterhood and femininity, about ancient Italian rituals and their meaning in present times.

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