Pat Kewley
Pat Kewley is a writer and artist from Buffalo NY. In addition to PopMatters, his writing can be found in outlets like Slate, Salon, Paste Magazine, Bright Lights Film Journal, and elsewhere. His artwork has appeared in alternative publications like the Washington City Paper and Broken Pencil Magazine. You can see more of his work and keep up with him at www.patkewleyisgreat.com.
The Other End of the Ideological Spectrum of Suffering in ‘La Terra Trema’
Hardship takes up the bulk of La Terra Trema’s two-and-a-half-hour length and makes for unforgiving viewing. Visconti is brutal in his depiction of suffering.