简介：MarioSoldati'sgroundbreakingdocumentaryseriesforthenewlyestablishednationaltelevisionchannelRAIlooksatthecustomsandculinarytraditionsofNorthernItaly'sPoValley.Halfwaybetweenajournalisticreportageandanethnographicinvestigation,Soldati'swork,withitseducationalaim,stoodincontrastwiththedominantsentimentsofItalyinthelatefifties.Atatimeofrapideconomicgrowth,industrialisation,andpushforprogress,wherethebackwardnessofruralareaswasconsideredanationalembarassment,Soldati,withhisfriendlyapproachrichinhumour,lookedcandidlyatuneducatedpeasants,findinggreatvaluesintheirwaysofliving,muchlikesomeothersartistsandintellectualsfromNorthernItalyweredoingatthattime,likeCarloLevi,CesarePavese,Pasolini,DavidMariaTuroldo.…