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- Title
American Films in Fascist Propaganda: The Case of the Exhibition of the Fascist Revolution, 1942-43.
- Authors
Painter Jr., Borden
- Abstract
The article explains the reasons for the Hollywood presence in the Exhibition of the Fascist Revolution and its place within the context of Fascist film and propaganda policy. Apparently Fascist propagandists hoped that cinematic themes and images might yet help convince the Italian people in late 1942 that victory was still possible despite the recent reverses of the Axis forces. Their effort also fit into the Fascist regime's campaign of the late 1930's to revive the Italian film industry and to decrease the popularity of American films. A brief review of the first two exhibitions will establish the context for the Cinema Room's introduction into the third. On October 29, 1932, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini had opened the original version of the exhibition to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Fascist Revolution. The large and imposing Palazzo delle Esposizione, situated on the broad ViaNazionale in Rome, furnished a home for this immense show that formed the centerpiece of the Fascist celebration of a decade in power.
- Subjects
MOTION picture exhibitions; FASCISM; PERFORMING arts; AUTHORITARIANISM; MUSSOLINI, Benito, 1883-1945; MOTION picture industry
- Publication
Film & History (03603695), 1992, Vol 22, Issue 3, p100
- ISSN
0360-3695
- Publication type
Article