Black Shirt (1933)
- Original title
- Camicia Nera
- Directed by
- Giovacchino Forzano
- Genre
- documentary film, drama film
- Country
- Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rating
- 3.7 of 10 from 16 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film shows events in Italy from the start of the First World War through the rise of Mussolini and the changes that followed. It mixes fictional scenes with documentary footage to support the Fascist regime.
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What happens
Black Shirt (Italian: Camicia nera) is a 1933 Italian drama film directed by Giovacchino Forzano. The film was made by the Istituto Luce as a propaganda work to commemorate the tenth anniversary of Mussolini's Fascist regime. It portrays events in Italy from the beginning of the First World War to the coming to power of Mussolini and the transformation of the country since. It combines elements of normal fiction films, documentary and futurist influences. The film The Old Guard, released the following year, is also set in the period leading up to the March on Rome. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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