A documentary on a group of Italian families living in Australia. Shows how they continue some of their traditional customs, in particular the slaughtering and processing of a pig into salami and meat for winter. Captures the essence of traditional Italian family life; the cooperation between families, the division of labour between men and women and the camaraderie that comes from working as a team.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
323400
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Ethnicity
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Food habits - Italy
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Italians - Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Emigration and immigration
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cross-cultural studies
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cultural relativism
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Culture - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnicity
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnology - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Italians - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Multiculturalism
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Cross-cultural studies
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cookery, Italian
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Food habits - Italy
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)