Kjodzhinsky skirmishes

The story told two centuries ago by Goldoni can be attributed to the so-called folk comedies. In the small town of Chioggia, which is very near Venice, the wives, brides and sisters of fishermen, waiting for the return of the men from the sea, spend time gossiping and teasing each other. A little coquetry, a bit of rivalry, and out of these sparks, instantly swollen with gossips, a flame of jealousy and resentment flares up in the hot southern characters. The happiness of two lovers falls. The habitual squabbles of neighbors reach ravishing heat of irreconcilable hostility. It comes down to street brawls and government interference. Noisy turmoil, from which the power of life and splashes...