Palermo: Amore e Fontane
(Palermo: Love and Fountains)
fiction/documentary/city symphony film, 27 min.
in Italian with English subtitles
by Emmy-nominated, award-winning filmmakers Marylou & Jerome Bongiorno
Two lovers, Alessandra and Francesco, meet, fall in love and explore Palermo.
And while their love unfolds, the film celebrates the history, culture,
and storytelling traditions of the capital of Sicily. Showcasing classic
literature from Homer to Boccaccio to Giovanni Verga; music inspired by
opera to contemporary jazz; historic monuments that include churches, piazzas,
fountains and religious icons like Palermo's patron saint Santa Rosalia;
contemporary Sicilian poetry; and foods from the famed and ancient Ballarò
Market with its explosion of colors of eggplants and lemons, images of
seafood, cheeses, sizzling meats and traditional street food like arancini
and panelle, and tantalizing cannoli desserts.