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The Franco Effect

Monday, August 10, 2009

Franco Fuchsia

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Thursday, July 2, 2009

"Cooking with Franco!" - trippa d'agnello (Franco loves tripe. I do not.)

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Labels: cooking, Italian, tripe

Franco and one of Toronto's finest, Canada Day 2005

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Franco rocks out at the Portuguese Parade 2003

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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Franco celebrates Canada Day 2004

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Contessa

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* five fingers *

In his jam-packed garage, Franco explains the Italian hand gesture indicating a thief...as in, someone who might steal one of his giant tomatoes - known as a Contessa - from his front garden.
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Labels: Italian hand gesture tomato thief Franco Grosso

Cornuto!

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Welcome to the visual-virtual collage celebrating all things Franco: Franco the Good and Franco the Goofy!

"The influence of a vital person vitalizes." - Joseph Campbell

The Franco Effect is a poetic documentary that explores the positive impact of one man on his family and the community, as well as on the life of the filmmaker herself.

Searching for clues and connecting the dots, I investigate the big question: what is the effect of being around Franco Grosso, known as Toronto's Original Popcorn Man from 1964 to 2006?

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