Artefacts

L'ultima nemica

Artefact Type:

film

Description:
Franco is a doctor trying to find a cure for a mysterious tropical disease (the Tasmanian fever); he is only given a job and the adequate instruments for his research when Fascism comes along. He is able to save his ex-girlfriend's life thanks to his discoveries. It is a celebration of Fascist modernization in the scientific field, as well as of the benefits of state intervention.

Duration (mins):
88
Release Date:
1938
Director:
> Umberto Barbaro
Assistant Director:
> Gaetano Amata
Producer:
> Antonio Piras
Composer:
> Emilio Tufacchi
Screenwriter:
> Fritz Eckhardt
Screenwriter:
> Francesco Pasinetti
Scenic Designer:
> Vinicio Paladini
Actor:
> Fosco Giachetti
Actor:
> Maria Ester Beomonte (known as 'Maria Denis')
Actor:
> Guglielmo Zanasi (known as 'Guglielmo Sinaz')
Actor:
> Gemma Bolognesi
Actor:
> Elina Lazzareschi (known as 'Elena Zareschi')
Production Company:
> S.C.I.A.
Genre:
> Drama

Tags: Corporativism Corporate city (città corporativa) Heteronomy Nationalism New Man New intellectual Bourgeois intellectual Consensus Internationalism Public or civic sphere Private sphere Internationalization Statalization Totalitarian consent Historicity Public spectacle

Themes:

New Realism Propaganda