The Venice Syndrome
General Information
- Author/Creator
- Pichler, Andreas, director.
- Language
- Italian.
- Subtitles
- English
- Published
- Germany, 2012.
- Physical Description
- DVD-ROM (80 min.)
- Digital ver. identifier
- HU_OSA_00004680
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- At night Venice turns into a ghost town. Entire quarters, long since abandoned by their inhabitants, stand empty, their structures merely providing a myth to serve business interests. Twenty million foreigners visited the city last year, an average of 60,000 day. By comparison, there are only 48,000 inhabitants, the same amount as after the Great Plague of 1438. The city is becoming uninhabitable. The film shows what remains of Venetian life: a subculture of tourist service industries; a port for monstrous cruisers which is waiting to be expanded; Venetians who are moving to the mainland as there are no longer affordable apartments to be found; an aged noblewoman who treats the municipal council with scorn; a realtor who is considering abandoning the sinking ship.
Subjects
- Genre
- Documentary films
Bibliographic Information
- Note
- Verzio Film Festival Submission
- Library Special Collection
- Verzio Film Festival Submission
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Call Number | Status | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD-ROM | OSA Film Library | FL Record 3040 | Available | - | - |
| Digital film | OSA Film Library | FL Record 3040 (HU_OSA_00004680.mp4) | Available | Access Copy, MP4 format |