La strada di Levi (2006)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Davide Ferrario

Writers:

Primo Levi (novel) and
Marco Belpoliti (writer)
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Release Date:

17 August 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot Keywords:

Turin | Holocaust Survivor | Turin Italy | Road Movie | Auschwitz

Directed by
Davide Ferrario

Writing credits
Primo Levi		(novel)
Marco Belpoliti		writer
Davide Ferrario		writer

Produced by
Davide Ferrario	....	producer
Ladis Zanini	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Daniele Sepe

Cinematography by
Gherardo Gossi
Massimiliano Trevis

Film Editing by
Claudio Cormio

Production Management
Federico Mazzola	....	unit production manager
Emanuela Minoli	....	production manager

Sound Department
Davide Favargiotti	....	assistant sound editor
Vito Martinelli	....	sound designer
Gianni Sardo	....	sound

Editorial Department
Mauro Vicentini	....	on-line editor

Other crew
Dana Palcu	....	location manager: romania
Claire Viroulaud	....	press attache

Production Companies

• Rossofuoco
• Rai Cinema
• Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali (MiBAC) (support)

Distributors

• 01 Distribuzione (2007) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Cinema Guild, The (2007) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• 01 Distribuzione (2007) (Italy) (DVD)
• Adriana Chiesa Enterprises (2007) (worldwide) (all media)

Also Known As:

Primo Levi's Journey (Canada: English title) (festival title)

Runtime:

USA:92 min | Canada:91 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | Argentina:91 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian | Ukrainian | Russian | Romanian | Polish | Hungarian | German | English | Belarusian

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

Auschwitz Concentration Camp, Auschwitz, Poland

Company:

Rossofuoco

a sightseeing trip through Levi's journey

If you're into old communist artifacts and a fast road story through the former USSR and Romania, then this is for you. If you'd rather follow Levi in his footsteps after reading his book, you might end up a bit disappointed.

The beginning of this documentary shows you the route which Levi described in his second book. You'll see images of the Gulag, steel factories, even a part of Tjernobyl and lots of local habits that still find their influence in statues of Lenin and his other important communist leaders of that time. Near the end, which should introduce a personal vision of his friends, you might find yourself wondering what question you would like to ask if you were in the position of making this doc yourself.