synopsis
Brebbia’s film shot in his native town is a mix of footage from the historical core of Varese that has to give way shortly to new residential areas and building sites. The major focal points of the camera eye are young people huddled on the main square, Piazza del Podesta. Fleeting details of their facial expressions, held for an extra second before they vanish, focus on musings about lives of the locals in the year 2000.
biography
Gianfranco Brebbia (1923–1974) was a tailor by profession, who also made photography and movies. He shot his first 8mm film in 1962. His work includes over 140 flicks, many of them featuring footage of his native town of Varese in Northern Italy. Brebbia’s experimental work has been discovered only recently after his daughter published his private archives.
more about film
| director: | Gianfranco Brebbia |
Film at festival
| premiere type: | Czech Premiere |
| festival edition: | 2022 |
| section: | Fascinations: Progress |
| language: | Italian |
| subtitles: | No Subtitle |
| colour: | Colour |
Info
| director: | Gianfranco Brebbia |
| original title: | ANNO 2000 |
| country: | Italy |
| year: | 1969 |
| running time: | 13 min. |
