Anna 1975

Overview

Anna is a 1975 film directed by Alberto Grifi and Massimo Sarchielli that balances elements of fiction and documentary. The film is recognized as a significant example of Italian underground cinema, providing a portrait of the alternative youth culture in Rome during the first half of the 1970s. The narrative centers on a young drug addict named Anna, who is taken off the streets by one of the filmmakers. Through their interactions with her, the filmmakers attempt to explore social issues from a hippie perspective. The resulting work serves as a revealing and uncomfortable self-portrait that inadvertently raises questions regarding the nature of documentary filmmaking. The film has a runtime of three hours and forty-five minutes and was released in Italy on September 7, 1975. Classified as both a drama and a documentary, the project functions as an examination of the relationship between the subjects and the creators behind the camera.