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简介:ConstanzeRuhm’sessayfilmrevolvesaroundanotherfilm:AnnabyAlbertoGrifiandMassimoSarchielli(BerlinaleForum1975).Intheearly1970s,thetwoItaliandirectorsfoundAnnaAzzori,adrifterwhoneededmoneyandhelp,onthePiazzaNavonainRome.Astheydocumentedherunravellinglife,controlovertheprocessremainedfirmlyintheirhands.Startingwiththismaterial,GliappuntidiAnnaAzzoriconstructsseveralclustersofideasthataresometimesmore,andsometimeslessrelatedtooneanother:“Everythingisatoncefarawayandveryclose,”wehearatonepoint.Theleitmotifraisesthequestionoftheplaceofwomenandtheirstrugglesinaworldthatwasfullofdiscriminationatthetime–andwhichstillistoday.Thefilmusesinterferencenoise,elaboratevoiceovers,snowyimages,characterswhoturnintotrees,rocksorstars(andbackagain),rivernymphsandyoungwomenatacastingcall.Italsofeatureslotsofarchivalmaterial,includingimagesfromfeministdemonstrationsinItaly:“Wearenotafraid,”thedemonstratorschantedatthetime.…