The paper analyzes about fourty films (documentaries are not considered), which have been chosed for their rilevance to a study of the different interpretations of the Resistance in the second half of the XX Century. Four broad periods have been identified: 1 - From the end of the war until the first half of the Fifties; the Resistance represents a nation united against the Germans: there are few Fascists and their role is irrelevant. 2 - The "economic miracle" and the centre-left governments. In 1961 Italy celebrates the centenary of the unification. This is the occasion for a first serious reflection and for a critical reappraisal of the past. The monolythic image of the Resistance begins to crumble and the image of the civil war appears. 3 - The Seventies. The Resistance is considered as a phase of the class struggle that marks Italian history since before Unification, and is far from being over. 4 - The Eighties. Two themes prevail: the exploration of the "darker" side of the Resistance and - above all - its relation with menory.
Cinema e Resistenza nella Prima repubblica
CAVALLO, Pietro
2012-01-01
Abstract
The paper analyzes about fourty films (documentaries are not considered), which have been chosed for their rilevance to a study of the different interpretations of the Resistance in the second half of the XX Century. Four broad periods have been identified: 1 - From the end of the war until the first half of the Fifties; the Resistance represents a nation united against the Germans: there are few Fascists and their role is irrelevant. 2 - The "economic miracle" and the centre-left governments. In 1961 Italy celebrates the centenary of the unification. This is the occasion for a first serious reflection and for a critical reappraisal of the past. The monolythic image of the Resistance begins to crumble and the image of the civil war appears. 3 - The Seventies. The Resistance is considered as a phase of the class struggle that marks Italian history since before Unification, and is far from being over. 4 - The Eighties. Two themes prevail: the exploration of the "darker" side of the Resistance and - above all - its relation with menory.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
