Where to Watch Cortile Cascino (1962)

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Released January 2nd, 1962, 'Cortile Cascino' stars Angela Capra The movie has a runtime of about 46 min, and received a user score of 60 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 1 knowledgeable users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "This long-suppressed and controversial documentary was produced in 1961 for network television but never broadcast. Co-mingling cinema verité and narrative techniques, the film offers a sensitive but critical look at the slum called Cortile Cascino in the center of Palermo, Sicily where poverty and early death are constants and where the church and the Mafia compete for the inhabitants' fealty. The established church, largely ignoring the plight of its parishioners, nonetheless voices its outrage when a faith healer draws large crowds. The Mafia runs an illegal slaughterhouse and controls the concession to funerals but also distributes free food to the district's hungry residents. In the face of relentless adversity, the women provide the only stabilizing force. The neighborhood's despair is tragically foregrounded in a sequence depicting the burial of baby who died of malnutrition. The soundtrack is composed of comments by the people, recorded and translated by the filmmakers." .