Behan, Tom (2008) Gillo Pontecorvo: Partisan Film-maker. Film International, vol. 6 (1). pp. 23-30. ISSN 1651-6826. (doi:10.1386/fiin.6.1.23) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:10978)
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Abstract
One of the great truisms of humanity is that we
In the case of Gillo Pontecorvo, the years between
At the end of his teens he moved to Paris as a
26 he was a central leader in a mass resistance
But for cinema he has left his mark by replaying
his early documentaries in the 1950s, to his
debated both themes of power in its purest
sense. More strikingly and more successfully,
against oppressive power – this can be seen
resonates strongly through Queimada/Burn! (1969)
(1955). Apart from describing Pontecorvo’s formative
his first and last major works – Giovanna and
his cinematic engagement with the themes that
dominated his emergence into adulthood.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| DOI/Identification number: | 10.1386/fiin.6.1.23 |
| Uncontrolled keywords: | Gillo Pontecorvo, the Italian Resistance, World War Two, Giovanna, Ogro, ‘terrorism’ |
| Subjects: | N Visual Arts > N Visual arts (General). For photography, see TR |
| Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Arts and Humanities > School of European Culture and Languages |
| Depositing User: | Tom Behan |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Mar 2009 15:49 UTC |
| Last Modified: | 28 May 2019 13:47 UTC |
| Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/10978 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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