The Four Times
“Human. Animal. Vegetable. Mineral.”
The Old Shepherd (Giuseppe Fuda) lives out his last days in a hill village in Calabria, herding his goats and trusting the dust he sweeps from the church floor to cure him. He stirs a pinch of it into his water every day. Michelangelo Frammartino stays with the old man's small routines, and the film passes on from him in ways it never explains.
Giuseppe Fudaas The Old Shepherd
Nazareno Timpanoas Charcoal Burner from Serra San Bruno
Bruno Timpanoas Charcoal Burner from Serra San Bruno
Artemio Valloneas Charcoal Burner from Serra San Bruno
Domenico Cavalloas Shepherd
Santo Cavalloas Shepherd
Peppe Cavalloas Shepherd
Isidoro Chieraas Priest
Iolanda Mannoas Priest's Maid
Cesare Ritoritoas Altar Boy