Fuori era primavera - Viaggio nell'Italia del lockdown [Outside, it was spring — journey through Italy during lockdown) is a documentary film from 2020, directed by Gabriele Salvatores. The film, shot by ordinary people, takes us through the various phases of lockdown, and follows the lives of Italian residents who either had to stay home, try to make ends meet delivering commodities, work on the front lines, or end up in the hospital as patients. Lots of emotion!
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During the lockdown of 2020, cities were deserted. The urban landscape changed drastically and some strange things happened, too.
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During the pandemic, there were those who couldn't do their shopping for one reason or another, so volunteers would help out. Some could pay for their groceries, but others couldn't. At the beginning of the video, we're in the ZEN, a housing project on the outskirts of Palermo. ZEN stands for Zona Espansione Nord (northern expansion zone). Towards the end of the segment, we're at Milan's Pio Albergo Trivulzio, a nursing home and hospital where many people died in the first wave of Covid-19.
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Despite the restrictions brought on by Covid, people would still graduate from school, they'd get married, and they'd celebrate birthdays. But of course, they would have to get creative. Health workers in close contact with Covid patients would have to find a way to be affectionate with their loved ones without infecting them.
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How did Italians spend Easter in 2020? Certain traditions were able to be maintained, but it wasn't easy!
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On April 25th, Italians celebrate being liberated from the Nazis. It's customary for Italians to gather in piazzas all over the country to celebrate, but in 2020, everyone was in lockdown. The famous song Bella ciao provides the soundtrack for this segment, as people talk about their experiences, as well as what they are looking forward to when the worst of the pandemic is over.
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We come to the end of this story of the lockdown in Italy, told through amateur videos, all gathered and coordinated by Gabriele Salvatores.
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