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A Day in Barbagia

A Day in Barbagia

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 1, 1958

Runtime

0h 9m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

64%

Original Title

Un giorno in Barbagia

Production Companies

La Pleiadi

Director

Vittorio De Seta

Description

Against the background of flocks of sheep at pasture, mules walking down unpaved roads, tractors in the fields, and isolated figures in a deserted village, a caption explains that Barbagia is a vast region in Sardinia; Orgosolo, Oliena and Mamoiada are villages of shepherds and the men spend most of the year far away, with their flocks. This is why the houses and the children are entrusted to the women, who cut the wood, work the fields and prepare bread, shepherds’ bread.