Notes on a True Story 1951

Overview

Notes on a True Story is a documentary film released in 1951. Directed by Luchino Visconti, the production has a runtime of five minutes. The film provides a brief and poetic account of a specific event and its subsequent impact on an impoverished community. The narrative centers on the evening of March 11, 1950, when a 12-year-old girl named Annabella Bracci was killed. Following her death, she was thrown into a pit located on the outskirts of Rome, near the village of Primavalle. The film is described as incorporating a handful of wild flowers and a painful catch in the voices of those involved in the account. As a documentary, the work serves as a record of these events, focusing on the tragedy and the atmosphere surrounding the location of the crime. The film is also known by the Italian title Appunti su un fatto di cronaca. It remains a documented entry in the history of Italian cinema, reflecting the social and historical context of the period in which it was produced.