Synopsis: A look at the musical roots and traditions of Naples, Italy, as well as its influence on the rest of the world. [Synopsis courtesy of IMDb]
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Read More »When John Turturro faces the camera at the start of "Passione," his ode to the legacy of Neapolitan music, he makes a pronouncement with the superficial grandiosity of a tourist video. "There are places you go to when once is enough," he says, "and then there's Napoli." The free-ranging exploration ...
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