LIGHT IN THE DARK - History and Exploration of the Cave Remeron

The Remeron Cave, located on Monte Campo dei Fiori just outside Varese, was a destination for daring explorations since 1900, in an attempt to reach the bottom.
This documentary tells the story and the events that have made this cave famous throughout the Varese area and in Lombardy, as evidenced by the thousands of visitors who cross the threshold every year.
An exciting journey retracing the adventures conducted by a handful of explorers whose life was entrusted to precarious equipment, the only ones available in those years, with the original tales of the protagonists and the sensational news reported by the press of the era, up to our time, with the risky underwater exploration of the terminal siphon, the discovery of new branches and a second entrance, the scientific observation and study of the hypogean fauna hosted in the deepest areas, to finally reach the enhancement of this interesting cave through initiatives aimed at the public with the planning, each year, of guided tours inside.

  • Claudia Crema
    Director
  • Guglielmo Ronaghi
    Writer
  • GRUPPO SPELEOLOGICO PREALPINO
    Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    LUCI NEL BUIO - Storia ed Esplorazioni della Grotta Remeron
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    Educational, Informative
  • Runtime:
    42 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    October 27, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    300 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Hells Bells Speleo Award
    Trieste
    Italy
    February 26, 2019
    Special Mention
  • Prisma Independent Film Awards
    Rome
    Italy
    Official Selection - 2nd year, 1st monthly edition
  • The Village Doc Festival
    Milano
    Italy
    Official Selection
  • Festival Internazionale del Cinema Povero
    Ispra (VA)
    Italy
    September 20, 2019
    Premio Sponsor "Chicco d'Oro"
  • Milano Mountain Film Festival
    Milano
    Italy
    November 29, 2019
    Official Selection
  • France Habe Prize 2019
    Postojna
    Slovenia
    January 16, 2020
    WINNER OF PRIX FRANCE HABE 2019 du Département Protection du Karst et des Grottes del l’UIS
  • Festival internazionale di cortometraggi CORTINTELVI
    Lanzo D'Intelvi (CO)
    Italy
    September 19, 2020
    2° Documentary
  • Transylvania Mountain Festival
    Cluj-Napoca - Transylvania
    Romania
    November 16, 2020
    Official Selection Mountain Documentary
  • Ciak Film Festival
    Fiuggi (FR)
    Italy
    September 12, 2021
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Claudia Crema

Born and raised in the province of Varese, she is an advertising graphic designer and has been a hobby video maker for over 20 years.
In 2016, she combines her passion for speleology with that for videos and, together with the Gruppo Speleologico Prealpino of which she is part, realizes the first documentary in the cave.

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