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Hit The Road, Granny! (Hit the road, Nonna!, 2011) 
Director: Duccio Chiarini Presentation: To be a citizen of the world one needs to have money, otherwise one can only dream about it. With that premise in mind, an Italian child managed to turn from a so-called "macaroni eater" immigrant in France to one of the most prestigious businesswomen in Europe. Welcome to a story of a woman who traveled and conquered a world she thought was hers in Hit the Road, Granny! Hit the Road, Granny! is a deep and personal documentary of one of the most prominent figures of the Italian fashion industry of the past century, Delia Ubaldi. Directed by Delia's grandson, the production digs into the businesswoman's life and recounts how she turned into a fearless entrepreneur from her humble origins as a poor Italian immigrant in France in the 1920s. 
Part road movie, part family saga, this documentary not only reveals Delia's business-driven life but also her and her family's feelings. Continually caught between private and public life, her ambition always clashed with her family’s expectations and her duties as a mother. Through deep interviews, her own son - the director's father - reveals his resentment and understanding for the woman by whom he never felt cared for. Hit the Road, Granny! premiered in 2011 at Venice Days during the 68th Venice Film Festival and won Best Documentary at the 2012 Visioni Doc Film Festival (Bologna, Italy) and the Audience Award at the 2011 Festival dei Popoli (Florence, Italy). Synopsis: Delia Ubaldi has gone from being the daughter of destitute immigrants to a successful businesswoman. Her talent has earned her enormous riches but her character has made her lose them all and the love of her family. |
