28 August 2007 | Sala de proiectii a Studioului de film ASTRA |

Vocile fluviului

...de Astra Film Fest

In fiecare zi, Cinemateca ASTRA FILM SIBIU 2007 deschide cate o fereastra spre lume si spre oameni. Cele mai interesante filme documentare din ultimele doua decenii; filme de non-fictiune care au castigat premii la festivaluri internationale celebre; filme selectionate si premiate la ASTRA FILM

-festivalul de la Sibiu care a cucerit aprecierea si admiratia iubitorilor de film de calitate din toata lumea -pot fi vizionate pe tot parcursul anului Capitalei Culturale Europene la ASTRA FILM.

Each day the ASTRA FILM SIBIU 2007 Cinematheque opens a window towards the realities of the world and the every-day life of the people. The best documentary films of the past two decades, non-fiction films praised at famous festivals, award-winning documentaries of the previous ASTRA FILM Festivals are screened on each day of the Cultural Capital of Europe at ASTRA FILM.

Filmul aduce in prim plan forta si eroismul unei comunitati, calitati care i-au ajutat pe oameni sa supravietuiasca unei catastrofe naturale, ce venea la scurt timp dupa Marea Criza Economica din Statele Unite. Este povestea inundatiilor devastatoare din 1937, cand fluviul Ohio a inecat orasul Portsmouth. Desi orasul avea diguri rezistente si un sistem de protectie, care il ferise de inundatii in ultimii 24 de ani, potopul din 1937 a depasit toate previziunile. Doua treimi din oras au fost acoperite de ape si 34.000 oameni au ramas fara adapost. Supravietuitorii catastrofei vorbesc despre puterea fata comunitatii de a rezista in catastrofei. Interviuri, relatari ale martorilor oculari, imagini de arhiva si fragmente de jurnal, compun o pagina din cronica orasului Portsmouth si din istoria Americii, in epoca de dupa Marea Criza si inainte de cel de-al doilea Razboi Mondial.

The documentary chronicles the story of how the community of Portsmouth, Ohio battled the devastating 1937 flood of the Ohio River. Although Portsmouth had a massive floodwall and extensive flood control system that protected the city for 24 years, the technology of man was no match for the river in 1937. Two-thirds of the city was covered in water and more than 34,000 people were left homeless. Exploring such themes as fatalism and the strengthening of a community during and after a disaster, RIVER VOICES takes the viewer on a journey of strength, resilience and heroism, as the city faced its most difficult challenge, fresh on the heels of the Great Depression. Told from the point of view of actual flood survivors, the documentary reveals a culture with a remarkable sense ofcommunity that allowed it to prosper after such a devastating experience.

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