In the huge steel factories in Terni (Umbria, Italy), two friends (Mario and Pietro) fight for the love of the same girl (Gina). Pietro dies because of a work accident at the factory.
Should you watch Acciaio? If you are the kind of person who enjoys industrial atmosphere and doesn't mind a story that feels like it was put through a heavy press, then yes. It is not for the folks who need constant dialogue or a fast-paced plot. This is for the patient viewers. The Factory as a Character The film does...
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"Should you watch Acciaio? If you are the kind of person who enjoys industrial atmosphere and doesn't mind a story that feels like it was put through a heavy press, then yes. It is not for the folks who need constant dialogue or a fast-paced plot. This is for the patient viewers. The Factory as a Character The film doesn't just show the steel factory in Terni; it breathes it. You can almost taste the soot. There is this one shot where the molten metal glows so bright it practically burns through ..."
Stefano Landi, Emilio Cecchi, Mario Soldati, Luigi Pirandello, Walter Ruttmann
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