Movie in italian language: The Straight Story

Il film si basa su un fatto realmente accaduto e racconta la storia di Alvin Straight. Di David Lynch – USA 1999 – 112‘. In italian language. Free admission.

The film is based on a true story and tells the tale of Alvin Straight, a farmer from Iowa who, in 1994 at the age of 73, undertook a long journey on a riding lawn mower to visit his brother who had recently suffered a heart attack. Straight covered a distance of 317 miles (approximately 510 kilometers) in 6 weeks, traveling at 5 miles per hour (8 km/h).

As part of the Strade diverse series

Free admission

Approach

Can be reached by foot from the centre or with the city bus lines 1 and 4. Stop Parco Marconi/Parco Elisabetta.

Accessible by wheelchair.