Idea di un'isola

A documentary about Sicily and its peculiar customs, with an emphasis on religious rites and the clash of modernity versus traditional values. At the end of the film, there`s a 6 minutes black and white interview with Rossellini. IDEA DI UN`ISOLA (Sicily: Idea of an Island; version shown on American television entitled "Roberto Rossellini`s Sicily"). 1967. Screenplay: Roberto Rossellini. Photography: Mario Fioretti. Music: Mario Nascimbene. Editing: Maria Rosada. Produced by Orizzonte 2000. Documentary made for American television (NBC). 52 minutes. [NOTE: Broadcast in color on NBC in 1968, and later broadcast by channel 2 of RAI on February 3, 1970, in black and white.]