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Fiction (Drama) – Italy / France – 1963 – VOST – 1h41
De Francesco Rosi Avec Rod Steiger, Salvo Randone, Guido Alberti, Marcello Cannavale, Dante Di Pinto
Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival in 1963
On the occasion of the last THURSDAYS OF ARCHITECTURE evening of the season, we will leave for Naples, although the name of the city is never mentioned, plagued by real estate speculation and urban sprawl, which we depict brilliantly Rosi in a political film close to the documentary film. The subject treated by the filmmaker 60 years ago remains current: the intensive production of housing is still at the center of economic and social issues.
Summary: Pushed by the entrepreneur Nottola, the municipality of an Italian city uses agricultural land to launch the construction of a gigantic real estate program. Speculators take advantage of this, but the proximity of the construction site causes the collapse of an old house and the death of a child…
A fundamental film of Italian cinema of the 60s, whose effectiveness and documentary quality remain intact.
“Rosi denounces the incestuous relationship between real estate developers and politicians, to the detriment of the poorest. The scenario is hyper-documented (Main basse sur la ville opens with a detailed explanation of the principle of bribes and the mechanism of financial scandals ), but thanks to powerful dialogues, never abstract or boring. The confrontation between the two main characters, the “good” De Angeli (Salvo Randone) and the “bad” Nottola (Rod Steiger), maintains the suspense, and, behind them, the non-professional actors, just like the raw photo of Gianni Di Venanzo, guarantee realism.” TELERAMA
The Jeudis de l’Architecture evenings in Mulhouse will be back in the fall for a first evening as part of the Journées de l’Architecture on this year’s theme “ARCHITECTURE – TRANSFORMATION”.
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