The dream as the ultimate escape in a torn and globalized world. A longing for Venice, a city slowly sinking under the weight of tourists and water. Anthropologist and filmmaker Elia Romanelli searches for remote places in Europe that are named after Venice. Places whose inhabitants cherish a silent desire to one day visit the city they’ve never seen. In the style of Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities, Romanelli poses the question: how does a city live in our imagination? With stunning images and stories, «Venice Elsewhere» philosophizes on the cultural impact of a city, on the power of the imagination, and on the tragedy of loss. The city as the ultimate metaphor for life.
