Giovanna

Synopsis

This short is set in the early 1950s in a small textile factory in central Italy (Prato). Giovanna and her fellow female workers decide to enact a protest against the direction of the factory's dismissal plan, by occupying the factory and continuing to work until the proprietor cancels the dismissals. None of these women can really afford to lose their jobs, as it is the only income in the family. All workers receive moral and material support from their families, apart from Giovanna, who bravely endures her husband's disapproval. Almost all the women hold out for thirty-five days in spite of the proprietor's attempts to break their resistance. At first he blocks the road to the factory, then he cuts off electric power to increase their isolation; finally, he tries to convince them to accept the dismissal of at least a smaller number of them. But the women overcome these obstacles, determined to resist...

Main Cast

Armida Gianassi

Giovanna

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Carla Pozzi

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Gillo Pontecorvo
	Assistant Director	Mario Caiano Franco Giraldi
Writing	Writer	Gillo Pontecorvo Franco Solinas
Camera	Director of Photography	Erico Menczer
	Camera Operator	Luigi Conversi
	Assistant Camera	Enzo Ciruzzi
Editing	Editor	Enzo Alfonsi
	Assistant Editor	Bruno Mattei
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Elena Mannini
Production	Production Manager	Giuliano Montaldo
	Producer	Giuliani G. De Negri
Sound	Sound	Mario Sisti
	Original Music Composer	Mario Zafred
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