FANGHETTO STORIES

What happens when an almost abandoned medieval village in Italy is rediscovered by curious creative minds from Northern Europe, do their ideals collide with local realities? Tempi Belli, Tempi Brutti is a documentary about a sleepy mountain village, founded in the 16th century. Thriving well into the early 20th century, the village once had shops, bars, a school, skilled craftsmen, and around 250 inhabitants. During the 1950s, however, its population gradually declined as p

The past 2 years we have collected wonderful material: video & audio interviews, film clips on Fanghetto-life & festivities, old pictures...

We went on a exclusive Fanghetto village tour with Bruna Trucchi in April 2018. Thank you very much, Bruna! - Nell'aprile 2018 siamo...

We filmed the first interview with Rina Viele & Bruna Trucchi. In January 2018 we spent a wonderful afternoon in Ventimiglia and listened...