Places of History of a Blackcap in Zafferana
In the territory of Zafferana Etnea, along the slopes of Etna, some scenes of the film were shot.
The film History of a Blackcap in Zafferana, based on the novel of the same name by Giovanni Verga, tells the story of Maria Vizzini, played by Angela Bettis, a young novice who, together with her fellow believers, has to leave the convent due to the cholera epidemic. She thus returns home to her father and stepmother. It is a period in which, between walks and conviviality, he gets to know the world beyond the convent and meets Nino, a charming and cultured young man with whom he falls in love. Forced to return to the convent, in the final scene the novices prepare for their definitive vocation.
The film was shot in Aci Trezza, Aci Castello, Catania, Etna, Palazzolo Acreide, Noto, Zafferana Etnea and Aci San Filippo.
Among the scenes shot in the territory of Zafferana Etnea we recognize the view of the esplanade of Monte Pomiciaro with a view of the Valle del Bove and the Salto della Giumenta just filled, at the time of the film, by the lava of 1991-93.
