The Republic of Venice, nicknamed “La Serenissima,” was pushed to expand inland for timber in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries when conflict with the Ottoman Empire over the Mediterranean arose. To preserve its precious Venetian, Friulian and Istrian woods for shipbuilding, Venice implemented a series of good land management practices, in turn giving way to a profound change of mentality. The social approach and culture developed around safeguarding this valuable territory mirrors our current environmental sensitivity. The Gold of Venice details those practices and how that mentality has reached our modern society.
Screening: Sunday, May 17th, 11:46 AM -12:43 PM, The Shedd Recital Hall
Length: 56 min
Country: Italy
Language: Italian
Director(s): Nicola Pittarello
Producer(s): Roberto Dall'Angelo
Distributor: S.D. Cinematografica