Artefacts

Terra madre

Artefact Type:

film

Description:
Openly endorsing the ruralist ideology of the regime, this 1931 film is centered around the conversion of an idle aristocrat to successful entrepreneur, who is proposed as a model of masculinity, able to revalue and enhance the rural world.

Duration (mins):
87
Release Date:
1931-04
Director:
> Alessandro Blasetti
Assistant Director:
> Goffredo Alessandrini
Composer:
> Pietro Sassoli
Composer:
> Francesco Balilla Pratella
Screenwriter:
> Camillo Apolloni
Screenwriter:
> Gian Bistolfi
Scenic Designer:
> Domenico Sanzone
Scenic Designer:
> Vinicio Paladini
Actor:
> Nicoletta Leda (known as 'Gloria Leda')
Actor:
> Alessandro Salvini (known as 'Sandro Salvini')
Actor:
> Isa Pola
Actor:
> Carlo Ninchi
Production Company:
> SACIA CINES
Genre:
> Drama

Tags: Social modernization Urbanism State art New Man Realism Private sphere

Themes:

Strapaese