Fortini/Cani

I'm quite ignorant about many of the themes and issues covered here, but there is obvious contemporary relevance in Fortini's writings, despite the fact that he was mostly reflecting on major events in the first half of the 20th century. His mix of fact, memory and interpretation provides some insight into prejudices that continue to be exploited for political and economic gain, while the footage of communal space is a sobering reminder of our collective responsibility, moral and otherwise.

Mostly a complex and subtle, if not also despairing, evocation of the difficulties and contradictions of the politics of locality, conducted by weaving a tapestry of memories and reflections that act upon one another through the effect of the huge disparities of standpoint operating across times, places and individuals. Nevertheless, the protagonist and the filmmakers are perhaps slightly too keen to smooth out the wrinkles in their wish to view all of that through one particular Marxist lens.

Fortini/Cani estreava há 45 anos no Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival no Canadá. Um desses filmes em que a gente acaba cantando "A burguesia fede...". Depois que Huillet faleceu, Straub se voltou muito ao estilo começado aqui, a utilização da narração em espaço aberto, uma narração que em sentido condiz com a lentidão da mudança espacial das eras, sempre retornando ao mesmo conflito. WEBRIp no MakingOff.