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Bellocchio, Marco 1939- Criticism and interpretation Iran Motion picture producers and directors Political activity Italy Motion pictures Motion pictures Censorship Motion pictures Political aspects Motion pictures Social aspects Politics in motion pictures Social conditions Social problems in motion picturesSummary: Sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll, Iranian style! A personal journey through the history of Iranian popular cinema before the revolution and the world of "filmfarsi", a term referring to the rowdy and melodramatic genre films made from the early 1950s to 1979. This documentary uncovers a cinema of titillation, action and big emotions, which presented a troubling mirror for the country, as Iran...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FILSummary: In his most achingly personal film to date, legendary Italian Filmmaker Marco Bellocchio uses the occasion of a family reunion in his hometown of Piacenza to excavate and discuss a traumatic event: the death of his twin brother Camillo, who committed suicide in the late '60s at age 29. Through detailed conversations with his siblings, archival footage providing context about 20th-century...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022