The Walls of Sana'a (Le Mura di Sana’a) (Italy, 1971)

Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini

While making The Decameron (1971), director Pier Paolo Pasolini became enamored with the city of Sana’a, the capital of North Yemen, seeing within the ancient city the living testimony of the evils of modern development and capitalism, advocating that these be preserved for the good of mankind.

Producer: Pier Paolo Pasolini. Cinematographer: Tonino Delli Colli.

35mm, color, in Italian with English subtitles, 16 min.