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THEME EXPLORATION

Italian fascism

16 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Bicycle Thieves
Bicycle Thieves
1948 · Vittorio De Sica
Amarcord
Amarcord
1973 · Federico Fellini
Call Me by Your Name
Call Me by Your Name
2017 · Luca Guadagnino
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022 · Guillermo del Toro
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
Letter from Michelangelo
Letter from Michelangelo
1971 · David Cronenberg
Deported
Deported
1950 · Robert Siodmak
Il Lungo Silenzio
Il Lungo Silenzio
1993 · Margarethe von Trotta
In Little Italy
In Little Italy
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Julia
Julia
1977 · Fred Zinnemann
My Dad Is 100 Years Old
My Dad Is 100 Years Old
2005 · Guy Maddin
San Pietro (sometimes listed as The Battle of San Pietro
San Pietro (sometimes listed as The Battle of San Pietro
1945 · John Huston
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959 · Masaki Kobayashi
The Little World of Don Camillo
The Little World of Don Camillo
1952 · Julien Duvivier
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt
1947 · William Wyler
The Trial
The Trial
1975 · Shuji Terayama
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Luchino Visconti → Italy

His films like 'The Damned' and 'Death in Venice' explore the moral decay and aestheticism intertwined with fascism and Italian society.

Bernardo Bertolucci → Italy

His early works including 'The Conformist' provide a psychological and philosophical examination of fascism's appeal and complicity.

Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

His provocative films like 'Salò' use shocking allegory to critique authoritarianism, fascism, and power structures in Italian culture.

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