Uan unprecedented female narrative, to retrace the stories of six Calabrian women that in the twentieth century indelibly marked the civil, political and intellectual history of their region and of Italy.
Women of Calabria: from tonight on Rai Storia
Stories of exemplary, adventurous and heroic women, often unknown to the general public, united by a strong sign of modernity. Stories that it is right to know and that will be told in six episodes by six Italian actresses in the docu-series Women of Calabria starting this evening (Tuesday 21 June) on Rai Storia.
Eleonora Giovanardi in the episode dedicated to Adele Cambria. (Mongini Communication)
Six indelible stories to inspire the new generations
From the journalist and feminist Adele Cambria to the first female mayor in Italy Caterina Tufarelli Palumbo. From the peasant woman victim of the struggle to the large estate Giuditta Levatothe first Calabrian woman to enter Parliament Jole Giugni Lattari. On the other Italian woman mayor Rita Pisano who took office in 1966 as a journalist and writer Clelia Romano Pellicano.
From Tea Falco to Rocìo Muñoz Morales, who tells the Women of Calabria
Six very different women, stubborn, resourceful, courageouswhose stories are symbol and inspiration for the new generations. They are women who they fought to improve the conditions of their land. Which have established themselves in almost totally male areas at the time, and which have reached, emancipating himself from the dogmas in forcethe self-determination of one’s social position.
Eleonora Giovanardi (tells Adele Cambria), Rocìo Muñoz Morales (Rita Pisano)Camilla Tagliaferri (Giuditta Levato)Margareth Madè (Jole Giugni Lattari), Tea Falco (Caterina Tufarelli Palumbo) and Marianna Fontana (Clelia Romano Pellicano) are the actresses called to act as a leitmotif in the story of these six Calabrian female excellences.
Testimonies of the time and archive footage
The first to be told this evening by Eleonora Giovanardi will be the journalist and writer Adele Cambria (Reggio Calabria, 1931 – Rome, 2015), a central figure in the pre- and post-1968 Italian era, as well as supporter of the feminist movement from the beginning.
Directed by Mario Vitale it develops on the background of the seafront of Scilla and that of Reggio Calabria and, through original films of the time, retraces the life of this great Calabrian intellectual.
But images, archive footage and interviews with witnesses from the world of culture, politics and civil society, they are used for all stories. Among these stand out the President of the Foundation Nilde Iottithe deputy and Paralympic athlete Giusy Versacethe historian of feminism Fiorenza Taricone, but the names are many.
Margareth Madé in the episode dedicated to Jole Giugni Lattari. (Mongini Communication)
Discovering the places where the “Women of Calabria” fought
As a background to the story, the places of Calabria in which the six protagonists lived, to also return a journey full of encounters with family members, friends, fellow citizens, who have given their precious contribution to reconstruct their life, battles, difficulties and successes.
Passing from the sea of Scilla and Reggio Calabria to the Archaeological Park of Capo Colonna near Crotone, up to Gioiosa Jonica in Locride, the docu-series also represents a physical and symbolic journey into the natural, cultural, urban and historical heritage of the Calabrian territory.
The docu-series is a co-production of Calabria Film Commission and Anelein collaboration with Rai Cultura, produced by Gloria Giorgianni with Emma Di Loreto, from a production idea by Giovanni Minoli.
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