The Mirror (Lo Specchio) - Trailer

In the far northwest corner of Italy, in a quiet valley dominated by steep hills, is the tiny hamlet of Viganella. Its centuries old and mostly uninhabited. In the next fifteen years, the population of Viganella will dwindle from 100 to fewer than 30. For the inhabitants of this village, the empty stone houses point to a very real fear their town is dying and it may soon be a village of ruins.

The mayor of the town, Pierfranco Midali, knows this. So hes going to try and realize an incredible, if crazy, dream - to revive Viganella by building a giant mirror on the mountain behind the village to reflect sunlight into the town square.

From November through to February, the town of Viganella is in permanent gloom. The mountains to the south block the low winter sun and for almost three months, there is no place in Viganella that gets any sunlight. Pierfranco is going to change this.

The Mirror is a documentary about bringing sunlight to a forgotten village and how this extraordinary idea affects the lives of the people in the village and the surrounding valley. Touching and whimsical, its about the light and the dark and the things in between a documentary film about some extraordinary people and their extraordinary dreams of light.

Directed by
David Christensen

Produced by Vivo film (Italy) & Agitprop Films (Canada)

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• mirror
• christensen
• agitprop
• vivo film
• locarno
• italy
• canada
• specchio

[ANeonTiger]

Seems like it would be easier to move...

[zappafiner]

Those are not steep hills, those are the Alps!

[cheeseburgerwalrus2]

@Slushplop - i wouldn't call a hurricane "murderous", I mean if that was the case then it would have had to have done it out of intent. No, I think Katrina was just an act of nature, and inevitable act of nature that gave plenty of warning of it's inevitable arrival. Just like the sun once a year, the people have an option ... unless of course, you don't believe people have free will.

Ok guys, that's it. I'm done with the comments.

[Slushplop]

@cheeseburgerwalrus2 so you're comparing no sunlight for a while to a devastating and murderous hurricane? I'm just saying that's not a fair/intelligent comparison is all:p

[jonting91]

i'll summarise the video here:

5:33-5:36

[Nassault630]

Came here out after reading reddit..

[cheeseburgerwalrus2]

@TheFuhrerinator - a) why don't they just move; or b) deal with it.

[TheFuhrerinator]

@cheeseburgerwalrus2 That may be the very worst analogy I've ever heard in my life.

[cheeseburgerwalrus2]

@thedruglikeaddiction - Let's say you KNEW there was a flood coming -- and you KNEW there was not going to be sun for 90 days each year -- but you stayed - CHECKMATE.

[thedruglikeaddiction]

@cheeseburgerwalrus2 how is there any comparison between no direct sunlight due to mountains(natural) and massive floods due to levee failure(man made)? i see no correlation.

[pilotoatomico]

So cute haha