Ultimo Battito

In Pescaglia, in the province of Lucca, there exists a man out of our time: Carlo Galgani, the last in a long line of artisans originating from the Renaissance. Carlo is the last blacksmith in Italy to forge iron using water power. The documentary finds its strength in the conjunction of visual and auditory aesthetics, with particular attention to the sound of the hammers, Carlo’s most imposing tools, and the rustling of the water, a fundamental element for the functioning of the forge. These are not just simple noises, but sounds that set everything around the workshop in motion and bring it to life. The sounds of the valley, among clouds and butterflies, blend with the work of the iron.