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Etiopia 1936: alla conquista dell'impero

2004 · 45 min

A sobering archival montage that confronts colonial propaganda and wartime atrocities with unflinching historical clarity.

Directed by
Luciano Doddoli, Ivan Palermo
Genres
Documentary, War, Drama
Starring
Riccardo Mei, Giovanni Pascoli, Paul von Hindenburg
Overview
By means of a chronological arrangement of historical video material from the Istituto Luce archives, it tells the story of Fascist Italy's ambitions in Africa and the role they played in shaping fascist ideology and the stance of the fascist regime in the Western world at the height of the age of colonialism and aggressive European expansionism.

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Directed by
Luciano Doddoli, Ivan Palermo
Genres
Documentary, War, Drama
Starring
Riccardo Mei, Giovanni Pascoli, Paul von Hindenburg
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  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • colonialism
  • war
  • power
  • race
  • violence
Places
  • military
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Horror3
Humour0
Realism10
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Darkness8
Complexity6
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Genres
documentary, war, drama
Directed by
Luciano Doddoli, Ivan Palermo
Written by
Luciano Doddoli
Starring
Riccardo Mei, Giovanni Pascoli, Paul von Hindenburg, Rodolfo Graziani, Benito Mussolini, Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, Adolf Hitler, Pierre Laval
Music
Giovanni Cera, Angelo Poggi
Runtime
45 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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