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[San Remo] 1920
"A circa 1920 silent travelogue with French intertitles, depicting Sanremo’s urban and coastal settings through a young woman’s journey. The film transitions from religious imagery to expressive gestures, ending with scenes of local fishermen"
Overview
San Remo is a silent travelogue of unknown production, dated circa 1920, preserved in a tinted 35mm nitrate print (3'25", 75 m at 20 fps) with French intertitles, held by CNC – Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée in Bois d’Arcy. As noted by Renato Venturelli in the 44th Pordenone Silent Film Festival catalogue, the film offers a visual journey through Sanremo, led by a young woman in a headscarf. She ascends the narrow streets of the old town, gathers flowers among palm trees and pric