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- Italian helmer Donatella Maiorca’s 19th-century Sapphic costumer, “Purple Sea,” goes way over the top and yet is based on true events: When a woman refuses to renounce her lesbian lover, the church and ruling aristocracy are blackmailed into declaring her a man, despite all evidence to the contrary.
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Based on a true story, Viola di Mare, presents a uniquely engaging portrait of family, community and gender roles in a 19th century Italian village. Nothing - not her father, not the church - can stop unruly Angela from being with her childhood best friend turned great love, Sara.
Jun 22, 2010 · Italian helmer Donatella Maiorca’s 19th-century Sapphic costumer, “Purple Sea,” goes way over the top and yet is based on true events: When a woman refuses to renounce her lesbian lover,...
- Ronnie Scheib
Aug 24, 2021 · This essential film from Syrian director Amel Alzakout charts the sinking of a migrant boat using footage from a waterproof camera. The year 2015 was defined by crisis, as the ongoing Syrian Civil War and renewed conflict in Iraq forced over a million people to seek asylum in Europe.
- Amel Alzakout
- Cathy Brennan
Based on a true story, Viola di mare, presents a uniquely engaging portrait of family, community and gender roles in a 19th century Italian village. — Outfest Film Festival.
Based on a true story, Viola di Mare, presents a uniquely engaging portrait of family, community and gender roles in a 19th century Italian village. Nothing - not her father, not the church - can stop unruly Angela from being with her childhood best friend turned great love, Sara.
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- Italian Dreams Factory
- Donatella Maiorca
Purple Sea. “I see everything,” she says, as if it was a curse. Brilliant sunshine, clear blue skies. The sea is calm, framed by a piece of railing. Buzzing voices. A peaceful moment if it weren’t for the fact that the sea is standing upright, vertical, like a waterfall.
Purple Sea. 2021. 1 hr 7 mins. Documentary. Watchlist. Made from images filmed by the Syrian artist Amel Alzakout after the boat on which she was fleeing Syria sank off the coast of Lesbos, Purple ...