Film

City by the Sea, or how to survive in Venice

Name: City by the Sea, or how to survive in Venice
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1970-01-01

1970 · Documentary

On Vescene

No Vescene ratings yet — sign in and be the first.

Overview

Yannick Bellon's documentary paints a portrait of a city torn between the problem of unsanitary housing, pollution corroding walls and statues, and the recurring and increasing floods—all consequences of human activity. Faced with job shortages and rampant speculation, the overarching question arises of how industries can coexist with the city of Venice. Allowing them to develop risks destroying it; driving them out risks turning it into a museum, causing its inhabitants, and thus its soul, to leave.