“Shall we meet for coffee?” In Naples, this invitation is made of substance, not simply out of habit, but has an added value. It represents a social ritual with ancient roots, which even today, in contrast to the restless daily life, urges us to sof-fer for a moment. First for there dutifully hot cup and then for the naturalness found in the exchange and dialogue, whether frivolous chatter or profound ideas. In front of a good coffee we unite beyond the differences whether they are social, ethnic and economic, this has no relevance but rather binds people with a common gesture.
We will focus our research on the socio-cultural value of the “black gold” in Naples focusing on the re-educational and recuperative project of the women prisoners of the Lazzarelle cooperative through the story of their experience not only of production but of the relationship in their daily life with coffee and all the memories even of the most personal ones related to it. Our purpose is,therefore, to enhance the essential values on which the pyramid of the Mediterranean diet is based, including conviviality, sustainability, and tradition; values that the Lazzarelle cooperative has been committed to observing since 2010.
Interiew by: Lorenzo Fedele
Video by: Roberta Granata, Giuliana Maria Sole Fabrizio
Video Editing by: Roberta Granata, Giulia D’Argenzio
Document by: Roberta Granata, Lorenzo Fedele, Giulia D’Argenzio, Giuliana Maria Sole Fabrizio
Subtitle ita/eng by: Roberta Granata, Lorenzo Fedele, Giulia D’Argenzio, Giuliana Maria Sole Fabrizio
Translation by: Roberta Granata
MedEatResarch – Center of Social Research on the Mediterranean Diet of the University of Naples Suor Orsola Benincasa, head by Marino Niola and Elisabetta Moro
Realized: 17/05/2024
