La macchina delle immagini di Alfredo C.
(Documentary, Italy, 2021, 76’, C / NB, En/Fr ST)
by Roland Sejko
with Pietro De Silva
Synopsis
Alfredo C., cameraman for the fascist propaganda machine, toured Italian-occupied Albania for fve years with his camera. Before, for almost twenty years, he flmed Mussolini and fascist Italy. Now that the war is over, he fnds himself trapped to Albania, a communist country which needs a cameraman for its new propaganda. Confned to a flm vault, surrounded by thousands of flm reels, Alfredo C. reviews the flm of his life on an old moviola.
Reviews
“His story, unavoidably intertwined with the images and stories of others, provided the opportunity to develop a number of themes: the omnipresence of propaganda and its techniques, the effect of historical events on personal destinies, the responsibility of the masses and that of individuals. And a refection on the responsibility – today, just like yesterday – of those who produce images, and those who see them.” Roland Sejko, la Biennale di Venezia, 2021
Credits
Roland Sejko
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