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luna e l'eunuco |
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La luna e l'eunuco |
| Massimiliano
Troiani |
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claim to be women to every extent. They take part in weddings,
when an infant is born, at the opening of a new shop, without
being formally invited, so that they can “bless”
everybody. No one dares to send them away, conversely, they
are welcome and well paid, although they live in small communities
in the poorest parts of the city. They are colled Hijiras, India’s
eunuchs, who change sex straight before their adolescence. These
are outcasts (often of Muslim religion) devoted to Mother Earth
and have recently, still wearing their saris and golden ear-rings,
attained success in the political milieu. .
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Screenplay/ Massimiliano Troiani
Editing/ Riccardo Micalizio
Production/ La Grande Opera
Year of Production/ 2003
Running Time/ 25’ |
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Massimiliano Troiani was born in Rome. He began his career
as a cinematographer. In the last years he shot many documentary
films in various African countries, finally moving to India,
where he travelled several times and where he was also invited
by the Darpana Academy of Ahmedabad, in 2002. In this country
he works as documentary filmmaker and even as photographer
and theatrical director. In May 2003, in the Amazon Forest,
he directed the documentary films The Guaja indios, The Cut
Forest and Interrupted Lives.
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