O GUARRACINO

Italy, 2004
Director: Michelangelo Fornaro
Duration: 10’44”

A bitter return for Angelino and the sailors. But magic awaits them: in a live-action/stop-motion short film with papier-mâché backdrops, ‘O Guarracino comes to life. The ancient Neapolitan ballad is animated: the guarracino, with the cunning of the goby, challenges the little tunny to win the sardine. A dreamlike journey into the heart of Parthenopean folklore.