The noted writer-director of 'Seven Pounds' and The 'Pursuit of Happyness' truly missed the mark with his $1.8 million 6 minute short film "Calabria, my land".
https://youtu.be/zzTBgIBmgg0
The result when a filmmaker doesn't know or respect his audience.
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Il risultato quando un cineaste non conosce o rispetta il suo pubblico.
Stereotypes and Superficiality
The reaction, especially from the Calabrians, was rather negative . Even several intellectuals from the "tip" of the boot wanted to emphasize their indignation towards "Calabria my land": Gioacchino Criaco , Santo Gioffrè , Bruno Gemelli , Ulderico Nisticò joined in a chorus of harsh criticisms . These writers and historians, very attached to their homeland, have seen in the video a miscommunication of reality : Calabria seems a backward and stereotyped place, stuck in the 50s, where there is nothing really typical, authentic and contemporary. Also, the video is so shallow as to bea set of stereotypes about Southern Italy , made using images that could have been shot anywhere, so much so that the video could be recycled for other places in the Mediterranean.