Il senso di un paese - Anthropological and Social Festival of Good Living

The seventh edition of the «Il senso di un paese» festival, titled «The Year of Discoveries», took place from October 31 to November 2, 2025, in Barbarano Romano, between the Sala Sant'Angelo and the Caiolo archaeological area. The theme of the year was inspired by the discovery of an undisturbed Etruscan tomb in the San Giuliano area.

The heart of the edition was the tribute to two masters linked to the territory: director Marco Bellocchio was awarded honorary citizenship, accompanied by the retrospective «Marco's Province: 60 years of films and still going strong», while artistic director Marco Müller participated via video link. The program also included folk music concerts, nature walks, and documentary screenings. Free admission.

Friday, October 31, 2025

• 16:30 - Sala Sant'Angelo: inauguration of the watercolor exhibition by Giuseppe Bellucci, with a toast
• 17:00 - Screening of Fists in the Pocket (1965) by Marco Bellocchio
• 18:45 - Traditional music concert with Piero Brega and Orietta Orengo (formerly of Canzoniere del Lazio)
• 21:00 - Documentary In the Name of Antea (2018) by Massimo Martella, in the presence of the director

Saturday, November 1, 2025

• 10:00 - Nature walk to the Margareth and Trono tombs (Caiolo archaeological area)
• 17:30 - Screenings on the territory and the necropolis, with the debate «Between memory, present, and future»
• 20:30 - «Friends of Barbarano Romano» evening: awarding of honorary citizenship to Marco Bellocchio and video link with Marco Müller
• 21:30 - Screening of Marx Can Wait (2022) by Marco Bellocchio

Sunday, November 2, 2025

• 10:45 - Marturanum Park headquarters: presentation of the research on the «Christ at the Column» attributed to Guido Reni, by Maria Cristina Lòcori
• 16:30 - Screening of Vacation in Val Trebbia (1980) by Marco Bellocchio
• 18:00 - «Greeting to Palestine»: reading from A Palestinian Trilogy by Mahmoud Darwish, with saxophone accompaniment