1860 (Alessandro Blasetti, 1934)

[Saimo]

1860 (Alessandro Blasetti, 1934)
A chronicle of the unification of Italy as seen through the eyes of a young partisan.
A must see for anyone interested in Italian cinema or Italian culture.


Available on Amazon.it, with English subtitles.
http://www.amazon.it/1860-2-Dvd-Mario-F ... 0011UR8VW/

DVD review:
http://journeys-italy.blogspot.com/2013 ... -1934.html

[Spiny Norman]

How much of mussolini can be felt in that, I wonder? I sure spotted some encouragement of strong leaders in Scipione l'Africano.

[Saimo]

In 1860 you only have three or four shots with our national hero, Garibaldi, and he is always seen in Very Long Shot, doing nothing special, so I wouldn't say the film supports strong leadership...