Underplayed Gems

The Thing (1990)

The Thing poster
Original title
La cosa
Directed by
Nanni Moretti
Genre
documentary film
Country
Italy
Runtime
59 min
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This documentary follows ordinary Italian Communist Party members as they debate a major political shift proposed by their leader. It records their spoken opinions and arguments during party gatherings with no narration or commentary.

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What happens

La cosa è un film documentario del 1990, diretto, montato e prodotto da Nanni Moretti. Il documentario mostra, senza alcun commento, una serie di interventi di militanti comunisti durante i dibattiti all'interno di alcune sezioni del Partito Comunista Italiano svoltisi nei giorni successivi alla proposta di Achille Occhetto di trasformare il Partito Comunista Italiano in un nuovo soggetto politico, la cosiddetta "svolta della Bolognina", testimoniando «un momento unico di autocoscienza collettiva nella storia della sinistra italiana.» È stato mandato in onda la prima volta da Rai Tre il 6 marzo 1990, alla vigilia del Congresso di Bologna. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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