ITAL 152 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Roberto Rossellini, Voi, Totalitarianism
19 Apr 2018
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Ital152 lecture #5 - professor zambenedetti seminar #1. Most accepted version of the relationship is that neorealism accepted fascism. It represents a reaction to the cinema that preceded it. Neorealism people were very active as producers and writers. Mussolini declared that cinema was the most powerful weapon. Showcased achievements, documented war effort, identified the roman empire. Italian cinema started with the great masters of silent cinema. Started in 1896 with the movie lumiere. Cameramen with portable equipment began to film shorts. Visual records of public events changed to long stories. Italian cinema at the time was a polycentric industry. Turin and florence were the most important centers for the film industry. Featured massive sets with thousands of extras. Chiste made his first appearance in this film. Once one of the world"s most prominent center for film production couldn"t compete after the financial hardships left from wwi. Government took the first steps to fix the film industry with luce.
