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Artefact Type:

film

Description:
Light and humorous comedy showcasing the Opera Nazionale Dopolavoro's programme offering employees cheap train fares to visit the countryside, aimed to their socialization and exposure to collective national values.

Duration (mins):
63
Release Date:
1933
Director:
> Raffaello Matarazzo
Producer:
> Gastone Bosio
Composer:
> Nino Rota
Actor:
> Marcello Spada Loreti Abruzzesi (known as 'Marcello Spada')
Actor:
> Carolina Gennari (known as 'Lina Gennari')
Actor:
> Carlo Petrangeli
Production Company:
> SAFAR
Genre:
> Comedy

Tags: Cultural modernity State art Totalitarian art Totalitarianism Realism Consensus Public or civic sphere Private sphere Collectivity Totalitarian realism Mass culture Popular culture Hegemony Totalitarian consent Cultural system or apparatus

Themes:

Pre-Realism