Artefacts

Giacomo l'idealista

Artefact Type:

film

Description:
This drama film marked the debut of Lattuada as a director, and was dubbed 'calligraphic' for its attention to style and formalistic quality, which the director defined as an 'elegant' strategy to elude the constraints of propaganda. It tells the tragic story of a couple, Giacomo and Celestina, set in 1885; Giacomo is a philosophy teacher who is hired by an aristocrat and therefore moves into his house with Celestina. Celestina is raped by a member of the aristocratic family and sent away, and she dies while trying to reunite with Giacomo.

Duration (mins):
90
Release Date:
1943-02-01
Director:
> Alberto Lattuada
Assistant Director:
> Aldo Buzzi
Producer:
> Carlo Ponti
Producer:
> Ferruccio De Martino
Composer:
> Felice Lattuada
Screenwriter:
> Emilio Cecchi
Screenwriter:
> Alberto Buzzi
Scenic Designer:
> Fulvio Jacchia
Actor:
> Andrea Checchi
Actor:
> Annunziata Concetta Costantini (known as 'Tina Lattanzi')
Actor:
> Massimo Segato (known as 'Massimo Serato')
Actor:
> Giacinto Molteni
Actor:
> Elena Maureen Bertolino (known as 'Marina Berti')
Actor:
> Armando Migliari
Production Company:
> A.T.A. MILAN
Genre:
> Drama film

Tags: State art New Man Bourgeois intellectual Consensus Escapism Internationalism Private sphere Internationalization Modern realism Mass culture Hegemony Totalitarian consent Public spectacle

Themes:

Calligraphic