Seven Reeds, One Suit

  • Italy Sette canne, un vestito
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Documentary / Short
Italy, 1949, 10 min

Directed by:

Michelangelo Antonioni

Composer:

Giovanni Fusco

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We follow a harvest of reeds, their transformation into cellulose, then into pasteboard, which is cut up and ground into pulp. What we’re witnessing is a “chemical storm which gives rise to a miracle,” converting the product into fibre as “soft and light as snow.” Seven reeds are enough to make one suit. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)