Armida Gianassi. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1955. A foreign film (Italy). Restoration by the Archivio audiovisivo del movimento operaio e democratico. Issued with book: Giovanna : storia di un film e del suo restauro / Gillo Pontecorvo ; a cura di Antonio Medici.
Summary:
"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 really cannot 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. He first blocks the road to the factory and then 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... "--Internet Movie Database.
Series:
Cinema/lavoro
OCLC:
(OCoLC)148141792
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
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