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."
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Istituto Luce Cinecittà, Surf Film
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Top Cast
Gillo Pontecorvo as Self
Ennio Morricone as Self
Francesco Maselli as Self
Giuliano Montaldo as Self
Yacef Saâdi as Self
Top Crew
Annarosa Morri · Director, Writer
Mario Canale · Director, Writer
Paolo Mancini · Cinematographer
Massimo Vigliar · Producer
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