A ‘day in the life’ of a young woman whose fiancé has emigrated to Melbourne, Australia. In the course of a day, Orsola writes her fiancé, Ulderico, a letter, goes out to post it and reads a magazine in the sunshine.
The filmmaker, Francesco Di Silvano, was a family acquaintance and cinema enthusiast who proposed the film as a gift Orsola could send her fiancé, recently settled in Melbourne, Australia.
The related work “Innamorati” - made by Orsola’s daughter - tells the moving story of Orsola’s marriage and her journey to Australia to be reunited with her husband.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B2003701
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Marriage customs and rites
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Emigration and immigration
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Intercountry marriage
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Man-woman relationships
Sound/audio
Silent
Colour
Black and White
Measurements
Approx. running time 2mins.
Object Types
Moving Image Collection
Materials
1 x 50ft 8mm, B/W silent
Holdings
Standard 8mm film; Master
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy