A controversial study on the community of italian miners in the borinage, filmed in a neorealistic style. The image measures 300 402 pixels and is 183 kilobytes large. Hoping to find a better life, the dreams are shattered when coal prices hit an alltime low and production wipes out the main industry and livelihood of the workers. Celebrated for its visual qualities, feared for it. He completed his first feature film, klinkaart, in 1955.
The theme of this film is the childrens view on the destruction of a workingclass area. The restoration project which includes the restoration of the body of paul meyers work was based on the original camera negative, deeply scarred by the mistreatment typical of a very low budget production. Diretto da paul meyer, 1960 documentario 85 minuti con domenico mescolini, valentino gentili, luigi favotto. What was supposed to be a documentary to show the progressive nature of belgium in regards to its immigration policy, turned out to be something completely the opposite. Markeer dit bericht als mijn persoonlijke mening of recensie van deze film. Celebrated for its visual qualities, feared for its undisguised social criticism. Con valentino gentili, luigi favotto, domenico mescolini. A diverse group of people from different nationalities struggle to earn a living in a belgian coalmining town. Struck by what he saw, the director decided to take the funds issued to him by the belgian government to make a film which showed.