Artefacts

Passaporto rosso

Artefact Type:

film

Description:
This 1935 drama film addresses the theme of Italian emigration, specifically of all the poor Italians who left their country with a 'red passport' between 1890 and 1922; with the advent of Fascism, this drain stopped. It tells the story of a man emigrating to South America to work in railway construction; his daughter marries an Italian doctor and their son decides to return to Italy to fight in WW1.

Duration (mins):
90
Release Date:
1935-08
Director:
> Guido Brignone
Producer:
> Alfredo Guarini
Composer:
> Emilio Gragnani
Screenwriter:
> Gian Gaspare Napolitano
Screenwriter:
> Ivo Perilli
Screenwriter:
> Fritz Eckhardt
Scenic Designer:
> Guido Fiorini
Actor:
> Filippo Scelzo
Actor:
> Ines Isabella Sampietro (known as 'Isa Miranda')
Actor:
> Annunziata Concetta Costantini (known as 'Tina Lattanzi')
Actor:
> Ugo Ceseri
Production Company:
> TIRRENIA FIL
Genre:
> Historical Drama

Tags: Nationalism Anti-liberalism Assent Consensus Collectivity Internationalization Historicity

Themes:

Propaganda