Forza Italia! (film)
Appearance
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Directed by | Roberto Faenza |
Music by | Ennio Morricone[1] |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Forza Italia! (lit. Go Italy!) is a 1977 Italian documentary film directed by Roberto Faenza. The film offers an overview of 30 years of political life in Italy.[2] Soon after its theatrical release, it was banned by the Italian Ministry of the Interior.
Content
[edit]Using archive footage, the film encompasses the political life of Italy from 1947 until 1976.[3][4]
Ban
[edit]The film's very critical approach to Italian Christian Democracy led to its ban for 15 years in Italy.[5][6]
Reception
[edit]A retrospective review compares the film's approach to that of Blob, a political program of Raitre.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Milano-Firenze, Mo-Net s r l. "Forza Italia! (1978)". mymovies.it. Archived from the original on 2023-06-14. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ "Forza Italia!". Cgtv.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2023-06-14. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ Forza Italia! (in Italian), archived from the original on 2024-02-04, retrieved 2023-06-14
- ^ Martino, Loredana Di; Verdicchio, Pasquale (2017-01-06). Encounters with the Real in Contemporary Italian Literature and Cinema. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4438-6228-8. Archived from the original on 2024-02-04. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
- ^ Cilento, Fabrizio (2018-07-17). An Investigative Cinema: Politics and Modernization in Italian, French, and American Film. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-92681-0. Archived from the original on 2024-02-04. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
- ^ Moliterno, Gino (2009-10-12). The A to Z of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7059-8. Archived from the original on 2024-02-04. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
- ^ "Forza Italia!". www.longtake.it. Archived from the original on 2023-06-14. Retrieved 2023-06-14.