Bibliograph

The Giorgio Mangiamele Collection, Il Contratto, produced by Giorgio Mangiamele

Type

Label

The Giorgio Mangiamele Collection, Il Contratto, produced by Giorgio Mangiamele

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

The Giorgio Mangiamele Collection

Oclc number

897767733

resource.otherEventInformation

Originally produced by Ronin Films in 1953

Responsibility statement

produced by Giorgio Mangiamele

Runtime

162

Series statement

Giorgio Mangiamele Collection

Sub title

Il Contratto

Summary

Giorgio Mangiamele is one of the most under-estimated figures in Australian cinema history. Soon after his arrival in Australia in 1952 as a migrant from Italy, he began making films at a time when feature film production in Australia was almost non-existent. His films were seldom seen in Australia and they have been virtually unavailable since. Displaying almost Quixotic ambition, Mangiameles first venture into production was a feature film, IL CONTRATTO (1953), which he began within a year of arriving in Australia. This drama about the isolation and alienation of Italian migrants was never completed, but what remains is a remarkably powerful portrait of a neglected segment of Australian societyPlease note that this video also contains the program extras, which begin at timecode 1:31:30

Technique

live action

Contributor