Watch Gianfranco Rosi’s Pompei: Below The Clouds Trailer

Niche streaming service Mubi have released the official trailer for Gianfranco Rosi’s Pompei: Below The Clouds.

The documentary marks the director’s first black-and-white feature in over thirty years. Shot in and around Naples over the course of three years,  Pompei: Below The Clouds saw Rosi embed himself in the communities in and around Vesuvius. He recalls: “In 2006 and 2007, I worked in Sorrento next to Naples. It was some of the best years of my life and a chance to see the area once again brings a smile to my face.”

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Synopsis | Between Mount Vesuvius and the Gulf of Naples, the ground shakes periodically and the fumaroles of the Phlegraean Fields taint the air. From the traces of history, memories of the subterranean world, and the concerns of the present, in black and white, a lesser-known Naples emerges and fills with voices, with lives.

From award-winning filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi comes Pompei: Below the Clouds, a striking and human portrait of Naples, a city forever marked by the looming presence of Mount Vesuvius. While the volcano’s quiet threat lingers in the background, Rosi turns his lens toward the everyday rhythms of life that continue undisturbed. Archaeologists carefully brush away centuries of dust to reveal fragments of history, children recite lessons as the earth hums beneath their feet, and firefighters stand ready for the next call.

Through these intimate moments and sweeping imagery, the film reveals a community that has learned to live with uncertainty. The result is a portrait at once local and universal: a reflection on humanity’s capacity to live, love, and rebuild in the shadow of the unimaginable.

Pompei: Below the Clouds launches exclusively to MUBI in the UK on March 27th. The film will also be streamed on the same day in North America, Latin America, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, India, Australia and New Zealand and is due to arrive shortly in Turkey.

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