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lbertoGrifiandMassimoSarchielli’sAnna(1972-1975)isastartlingdocumentarythattakesuponitselftotellthestoryofa16year-oldpregnanttransientRomanbutquickly,awkwardlyandorganicallymorphsintosomethingelse.<br/> Thefilmbeginswiththefilmmakerstryingtore-enactscenesoftheirinitialcontactwiththeeponymousgirl,butsoonweseetheprocessoftheirdirection,withshotsbeginningorendingwithdirectionfromSarchielliastowhatAnnashouldororsayinthescene.SarchiellihimselfappearsonscreenasmuchasAnnabecausehevolunteerstotakethehomelessgirlintohishouse,whereshecanbecaredfor...andfilmed.<br/> Thisactionisatthecoreofthefilm,becauseitisatonceanactionofcompassionandoneofartisticopportunism-thelatterimpliedthroughoutbutrevealedinaaChronicleofaSummer-likediscussiononthefilmmakingmotivesatthefilm’send.Betweenthese,thecoreofthefilmismadeupoflongsequencesandlongtakes(whichthenearlyfour-hourfilmispredominantlymadeupof)...ofAnnamopingaroundMassimo’shouseandinteractingwithhimashehelpshershower,kickdrugs,keepupherspiritsandliveadaytodaylife.Thislifeissmall,cosyandintimate,formedfromandaroundthisbeautifulbutperenniallydoped-lookinggirleithervacantlygrinningorexhaustedlypouting,ineithercaselookinglikeshe’salreadyexperiencedthreelifetimesandconjuringimagesfromthevideo-to-film(andbacktovideofortherestoration)textureoftheworkthatcouldbelonginRenaissanceportraiture.<br/> ThishomescenesareshockinglycontrastedwiththefilmmakerstakingtheissueofAnnaandtheircompassionategesture"tothestreets,"thatis,tothesquareinRomewheretheyfoundherandwhichclearlyseemstobeahangoutforhippies,transients,theunemployed,andothers(towardstheendofthefilmitevenfeaturesafeministrallythatturnsviolent).DiscussionsaboutAnna’ssituationwiththesegroupsofpontificators,layabouts,streetphilosophers,occasionalbourgeoisieandbumsusuallyderailstoothersubjects,paintingableak,angry,stultified,passiveandconfusedpicturesoftheearly70sWesternEuropeansocialclimate,withdisenfranchised-yetentitled-seemingyouthsfillingthescreenwithpassionatebutoftenincoherentandramblingrantsandopinionating.<br/> Thissideofthevideo-filmconjuresahighlyspecific,ramshacklecontextfortheworldAnnawasfoundinandpluckedfrom,withthecircusofcafe-headsreplacedbytheclaustrophobicwarmthofthefilmmaker’sapartmentandthecreepyattentivenesswithwhichhetriestonurseherbacktophysical,mentalandsocialhealth.Itisatinyfractionofahuman’slifestoryshotonevensmallertermsbecauseoftheintimacyofthefilmmakersusingoneofItaly’sfirstvideorecorders(Grifithen,uniquely,custombuiltadevicetophotographhisvideoediton16mm,whichiswhatwasrestored).Yet,duetothelengthofthetakes,thededicationtoplayingscenesoutfortheirfullestnuancesandinteractions(oftenlastingover30minutes),andping-pongingbetween,essentially,thestreetandthebedroom,Annabecomesagrand,epic,complicatedlylimitedpictureofasinglepersoninhertimeandspace,andwrapping(andindicting),withconfidentparadoxes,cinemaupinthewholething.(MUBIArticle)
