The southern Italian city of Naples is built on history – a modern metropolis atop ancient ruins from Roman times. That sheer breadth of time lends a kind of stability to the place, and yet it’s also inherently unstable because of the nearby Mount Vesuvius stratovolcano and the Campi Flegrei supervolcano west of the city, which trigger constant seismic activity. Napoli is an earthquake zone.
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi explores the past, present and future of the vibrant city in his film Pompei: Below the Clouds, which is now playing in New York and opens in Los Angeles this weekend. It premieres March 27 on the Mubi streaming service.
“Naples is a city forever marked by the looming presence of Mount Vesuvius,” notes a synopsis. “Beneath the quiet threat of eruption, people go about their days: Archaeologists unearth the past, children learn as the earth hums, firefighters wait
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