VIDEO: Miu Miu Goes to Sicily
The Italian brand has released a trailer for “Le Donne della Vucciria,” the sixth film in Miu Miu’s “Women’s Tales” collection of films.
The Italian brand has released a trailer for “Le Donne della Vucciria,” the sixth film in Miu Miu’s Women’s Tales collection of films.Ā “Le Donne Della Vucciria” (“The Women ofĀ Vucciria”) shows off the vibrant women of the famous street market in Palermo, Sicily.
Directed by Palestinian filmmaker Hiam Abbass, the teaser trailer opens with a shot of miniature Sicilian puppets wearing the latestĀ Miu MiuĀ collection before building to a rousing musical crescendo.
Fifty-two-year-old Abbass has previously starred in films including Steven Spielberg’s “Munich” and made her directorial debut last year with “The Inheritance.”
Beginning in September 2011, Italian luxury brand Miu Miu has released a series of films exploring women’s experiences of love, with a diverse range of female directors including Zoe Cassavetes.
“The Door,” the last film in the Women’s Tales series, was directed by Ava DuVernay, who in 2012 became the first African-American woman to win the Best Director Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.