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The Smile of the Leader

2011 · 75 min

Documentary · History

★ 5.8
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Using astounding footage from the Luce archives (newsreels, but also true films) Il sorriso del capo/The Smile of the Leader shows how propaganda works, presents everyday life in its most revealing details, and describes a country's "education". Marco Bechis explores the feeling of consensus: he tells us where it originates, what tools are used to spread it, how it is opposed. The thread running through the film is a voice, enigmatic until the end, narrating in the first person what it is like to grow up under fascism.

Crew

  • Director Marco Bechis
  • Screenplay Marco Bechis
  • Screenplay Gigi Riva
  • Writer Marco Bechis
  • Writer Gigi Riva
  • Story Marco Bechis
  • Story Gigi Riva
  • Director of Photography Alvise Tedesco

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