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Gillo of Ladies and Knights, of Loves and Arms(2007)
Status: Released
Date: 2007-10-11
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Time: 1h 33m
Overview:
Pontecorvo is one of those Italian filmmakers marked for life by neorealism. He declares that he decided to do cinema after leaving a screening of "Paisa" by Roberto Rossellini. The future filmmaker was then in Paris, a year after a war during which he became one of the main figures of the Italian resistance and one of the founders of the Youth Front. Leaving his status as a war hero behind him, Pontecorvo made his directorial debut with "Giovanna", a short film heralding a cinematic career dedicated to what he himself calls the "dictatorship of truth."
Languages: Italian.
Countries:
Italy
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Surf Film
Movie: Gillo of Ladies and Knights, of Loves and Arms
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Gillo Pontecorvo
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Ennio Morricone
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Francesco Maselli
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Giuliano Montaldo
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Saadi Yacef
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Overview
Pontecorvo is one of those Italian filmmakers marked for life by neorealism. He declares that he decided to do cinema after leaving a screening of "Paisa" by Roberto Rossellini. The future filmmaker was then in Paris, a year after a war during which he became one of the main figures of the Italian resistance and one of the founders of the Youth Front. Leaving his status as a war hero behind him, Pontecorvo made his directorial debut with "Giovanna", a short film heralding a cinematic career dedicated to what he himself calls the "dictatorship of truth."
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2007-10-11
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