Round the Moons Between Earth and Sea

Giuseppe M Gaudino made his directorial debut with this experimental film portrait contrasting the ancient Roman empire with poverty in presentday Naples The films narrator introduces the ancient town of Pozzuloi home to Nero his mother Agrippina the Sibyl of Cumae and Christian martyr Artema This historical drama is intertwined with a modernday story of a povertystricken family forced by earthquakes during the 70s to move to the country a devastating blow to the closeknit family After a 1997 Venice Film Festival screening at 125 minutes the filmmakers announced their plans to reedit to a shorter running time Also known as Moonspins Between Land and Sea