English subtitles

No Dogs or Italians Allowed (English Subs)

The movie

No Dogs or Italians Allowed (English Subs)

Ughetto lays out an immortal, cyclical story of love and family, poverty and prosperity, accident and fortune. But the content moves well beyond sentimental nostalgia.

Length: 70 min
Country: Belgium, France, Italy, Portugal
Language spoken: Italian, French
Language subtitles: English
Cast: Ariane Ascaride
Director: Alain Ughetto
Release date: 2022

Description

Ughetto lays out an immortal, cyclical story of love and family, poverty and prosperity, accident and fortune. But the content moves well beyond sentimental nostalgia: two World Wars, the rise of fascism and the Spanish flu epidemic, among other momentous signs of the 20th century, all mark this sometimes tragic (but never solemn) reconstruction. Above all, Ughetto traces the path of a cross-cultural migration from Italy to France, as a tightly-knit community of workers finds itself exploited as a social class by State and Church alike, suffering a galling dose of racism along the way. A splendid, life-affirming portrait.