It was the year 1946 when film director Gianni Franciolini came to the Fiord to shoot "Stormy Night" with Marina Berti, then very young and a novice, Fosco Giachetti and Giacomo Rondinella.
Based on the drama "Pescatori" by Raffaele Viviani, it is the story of a family ruled by a stepfather who becomes obsessively infatuated with his young stepdaughter Catherine to the point of taking advantage of her. The girl's brother learns of his sister's violence and decides to go out on a boat with his stepfather despite the storm; indeed, he takes the opportunity to take out the offender and save the family's honor.
The following year it was the turn of Roberto Rossellini, Anna Magnani and Federico Fellini with "Il Miracolo," the second episode of the film "L' amore" to consecrate these places as exceptionally fascinating film sets.
The story features a beggar woman, a poor village fool who becomes pregnant by a wayfarer mistaken for St. Joseph. When her friends realize what has happened they mock her until they force her to run away and give birth in the company of a goat in the bell tower of a church (that of San Michele in Furore) , alone and with the conviction that she has given birth to a divine child.
The "fattaccio" takes place in the hills of Capo d' Orso where Mariuccia intent on grazing the goats bumps into Fellini, presumed St. Joseph. Galeotto is the fiasco of red Furore, taken the night before from the table set at Trattoria Bacco and brought to the scene. It only takes a few sips and "the miracle" is accomplished.
Moral of the story: Furore is the wine that seduces!
