Reflections on a Political Cinema

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Francesco Rosi
Francesco Rosi

Self - Interviewee

Elio Petri
Elio Petri

Self - Interviewee

Gian Maria Volonté
Gian Maria Volonté

Self - Interviewee

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    This documentary addresses the challenges facing the Italian film industry in 1978 by focusing on the television productions of Francesco Rosi's CHRIST STOPPED AT EBOLI (1979) and Elio Petri's LE MANI SPORCHE (1978)

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    1978-07-05

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