Giovanna
This short is set in the early 1950s in a small textile factory in central Italy (Prato). Giovanna and her fellow female workers decide to enact a protest against the direction of the factory's dismissal plan, by occupying the factory and continuing to work until the proprietor cancels the dismissals. None of these women can really afford to lose their jobs, as it is the only income in the family. All workers receive moral and material support from their families, apart from Giovanna, who bravely endures her husband's disapproval. Almost all the women hold out for thirty-five days in spite of the proprietor's attempts to break their resistance. At first he blocks the road to the factory, then he cuts off electric power to increase their isolation; finally, he tries to convince them to accept the dismissal of at least a smaller number of them. But the women overcome these obstacles, determined to resist...
Year: 1955
Genre: Drama
Studio: Tirrenia Film
Director: Gillo Pontecorvo
Cast: Armida Gianassi, Carla Pozzi
Crew: Gillo Pontecorvo (Director), Gillo Pontecorvo (Writer), Franco Solinas (Writer), Erico Menczer (Director of Photography), Enzo Alfonsi (Editor), Elena Mannini (Costume Design)
Runtime: 36 minutes
Release: Jan 01, 1955
IMDb: 6.00/10 by 1 users
Popularity: 0
Country: Italy
Language: Italiano
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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