A look at the huge popular so-called “photo-romances”, or fumetti, that were all the rage in postwar Italy. The viewer is ushered into a studio where the stage is set for a dramatic story of love, and we meet the main actors involved, creating a contrast with their public images.
L’Amorosa Menzogna
1949
14 years
11 min.
Documentary
Italy
Italy, short film, retrospective, documentary, social portrait
P&B
Michelangelo Antonioni
Michelangelo Antonioni
Renato Del Frate
Michelangelo Antonioni
Filmus, Edizioni Fortuna
Giovanni Fusco
Cineteca Cinecitta
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