Il male di San Donato

Overview

In Montesano, Salento, during the festivities held in August in honour of Saint Donatus, patron saint of epileptics and the mentally ill, the power of collective suggestion causes strange phenomena and rituals to occur. Luigi Di Gianni, master of anthropological documentary, films the worshippers with Dionysian force as they writhe and scream as if in a pagan rite, showing how the content of the Catholic liturgy succumbs to the primitive passion of popular religiosity.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1965

Original language

Italian

Spoken languages

Italian

Countries

Italy

Production

Nexus Film

Director

Luigi Di Gianni

Cinematography

Maurizio Salvatori

Music

Egisto Macchi

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt8764014