The Island
(L’Isola)
Screening on Film
Directed by Costanza Quatriglio.
With Veronica Guarrasi, Ignacio Ernandes, Marcello Mazzarella.
Italy, 2003, 35mm, color, 103 min.
Italian with English subtitles.
With Veronica Guarrasi, Ignacio Ernandes, Marcello Mazzarella.
Italy, 2003, 35mm, color, 103 min.
Italian with English subtitles.
Director Costanza Quatriglio depicts everyday events in the lives of two siblings who reside on an island off the coast of Sicily that also houses a prison in which the inmates are free to roam beyond the walls of confinement. As the annual tuna fishing ritual approaches, both brother and sister experience a distinct rite of passage. In the tradition of the great Italian neorealists, Quatriglio employs an observational visual style that captures events on location with non-professional actors. In so doing, she provides a charming and authentic rendering of the often awkward transition from childhood to adolescence amidst rugged environmental factors.