On The Waves of the Adriatic
In this ample documentary, filmed over a three-year period, three mentally retarded men are shown going about their lives and coping in a suburb near a large city. The filmmaker won the cooperation of the young men's families, and this is an exceptionally intimate immersion in their lives, hopes and fears. Two of the men are roommates and live in the home of one of the men's cousins, occupying their time by bicycling around their neighborhood. The third man is able to hold down a simple job and lives with his Greek family.