Anno uno (1974)
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Luigi Vannucchi, Dominique Darel, Corrado Olmi, Renato Montanari
A historical portrait of Alcide De Gasperi traces Italy’s turbulent postwar years through his encounters, conversations, and speeches.
The story
Set across the years 1944 to 1954, the film follows Alcide De Gasperi through encounters, conversations, and speeches during a pivotal period in Italian history. It begins as the Allies are anxiously awaited in Rome and tracks the first years after the war through the experiences and political thought of one of Italy’s most prominent leaders. The account presents the era as a troubled and crucial transition for the country, offering a didactic historical view shaped around De Gasperi’s perspective.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Centered on encounters and conversations or speeches by Alcide De Gasperi, the film unfolds over the period from 1944 to 1954—that is, from the time when the Allies are anxiously awaited in Rome to the point when the politician, after the DC congress in Naples, where he emerges almost defeated, withdraws to Selva di Grigno. In this penultimate film of his, which unquestionably belongs to the neorealist genre, Roberto Rossellini presents a “didactic” historical account of a troubled and crucial period for Italy: the first years after the end of the war, as seen through the experiences and thought of one of the era’s most prestigious political leaders.
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