The Funicular of Mount Faloria

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La Funivia del faloria
Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni
Release date
  • 1950 (1950)
Running time
10 minutes
Country Italy
Language Italian

La Funivia del faloria (The Funicular of Mount Faloria ) is a 1950 Italian documentary film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni.

The film takes the viewer on a cable car ride through the Dolomites. Much of the film was shot in Cortina d'Ampezzo.


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