This week I examine the 1991 academy award winning film Mediterraneo and the island it was filmed on Kastellorizo. A unique island with a complex history, extreme beauty, and the center of a popular culture phenomenon the myth of Italiani brava gente.
ITALIANI BRAVA GENTE is a myth fostered by the 1991 academy award winning film Mediterraneo. The decent Italian. I talk about the complexity of the Mediterranean character, one face one place. Diving into the history and the nuances of life on a tiny island made famous for a film, but prior to that pleasant experience was bombed by the Germans, Italians, British, and Americans. I run into an American illegally shipping blue fin Tuna to Japan. I steal a piece of history and suffer from the guilt.