FOREIGNSTUFFisaportraitofSassidiMatera,insouthernItaly,analmostforgotten,labyrinthinetown,dugintothecliffsthathasexistedsinceClassicaltimesandisnearlyuninhabitedtoday.Pasolinicreated"TheGospelaccordingtoSt.Matthew"intheSassiin1964andwasinspiredbythisuniqueplace.EncounterswithSara,VitoandRalf,whostillliveintheSassi.Ralfisasculpturistspecializedintuffstonecraftsmanship.Herebuildstuffstonehousesinbalancewithnature.Vitowasborninacave...butin1953Sassiwerehighlyoverpopulatedandevacuated.AsurprisewiththebewitchingmusicofanApuliansinger.Whatwillhappentothistowninthefuture?