Bengasi
Artefact Type:
film
Description:
The film is set in the Libyan city Bengasi at the time of its siege, and then conquest, at the hands of the English (1941). It narrates the stories of different characters, both soldiers and civilians, whose lives are disrupted by the war. Despite being a propaganda film (which ends when Bengasi is reconquered by the Italians), it goes beyond propaganda, especially in its moving creation of a collective portrayal, and in its unusual and powerful depiction of women.
Duration (mins):
90
Genre(s):
War Drama
Production Company:
BASSOLI FILM
Notes:
The film won the Mussolini cup at 1942 Venice Festival, for best Italian film.
Director(s):
Augusto Genina
Producer(s):
Renato Bassoli
Carlo Bassoli Jr
Composer(s):
Antonio Veretti
Screenwriter(s):
Augusto Genina
Edoardo Anton
Alessandro De Stefani
Ugo Betti
Senic Designer(s):
Salvo D'Angelo
Cesare Baietti
Camillo Paraviccini
Leopoldo Zampetti
Actor(s):
Fosco Giachetti
Amedeo Carlo Buffa (known as 'Amedeo Nazzari')
Vivienne Trumpy (known as 'Vivi Gioi')
Maria Tasnádi Fekete (known as 'Maria De Tasnady')
Guido Notari
Laura Corvisier Reder
Release Date :
05 Sep, 1942
