Chesnuts

Collection title

RAI Collection

ID

RAI00062

Source

RAI (IT)

First broadcast date

12/24/2001

Production year

2001

Abstract

Views of woods and mountains of Amiata. A man picks chestnuts. Views of the village of Arcidosso (in the province of Grosseto). A man prepares polenta with chestnuts. Interview of an old local woman about the tradition of consumption of chestnuts. Phases of the chestnut harvest, sorting with special machines, packaging, drying and grinding. Cakes with chestnuts. Archive Footage: films and photographs of the region during the post-war.

Type

video

Production companies

• RAI - Own production

Broadcaster

RAI - RAI Tre

Audiovisual form

Documentary

Primary theme

Geography and landscapes

Secondary themes

• Art, Culture and Knowledge
• Landscapes and environment
• Society and way of life
• Society and way of life / Education, teaching
• Society and way of life / Cooking / Cooking traditions

Period of events

• From 1925 to 1950

Map locations

• Italy - Centre - Tuscany - Grosseto

Original language

Italian

Media running time

21m58

Additional information

Archival images of the region of Grosseto in the post-war.