简介：EnzoreturnstoGenoaafteralengthyabsence.Hecrossesthecityinsearchofplacesheremembersfrombeforebuttheyhavebeeninexorablychangedbypassingtime.HefindsMarywaitingforhimatthesmallhouseintheghettooftheoldcity.Hislife-longcompanion,shehasbeenwaitingforEnzotoreturnfromtheprisonwherehewasservingtime. “Ididn’tknowGenoawellbeforemakingthefilm.Myonlymemoriesofthecitywerestoriesthatmyfatherusedtotellme.HewasasailorfromsouthernItalyandhewouldmakeportcallsthere.ThroughouthisentireyouthGenoawashisidealcity.Hewouldalwaystellmehowbeautifulitwas,abouttheplaceswherehewouldeattripeandaboutthesky.IsawadifferentGenoathatisfullofblindalleys,where–likemostofthecitiesintheNorth–thesocialfabricisdisappearingandmemoryisimpressedinthestonesofSottoripa.Itriedtoshowthepresentsituationaroundme,whilethenostalgiaforthetwentiethcenturyisrepresentedbyarchivefootage,clipsfromamateurandprofessionalmovies,madebythepeopleofGenoaalongtimeago.”…