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46 minSeason 1 • Episode 3
LatestIn the third documentary, the construction of the republican state is described, starting with the debate of the Constituent Assembly from 1946 to 1947, that would have led to the approval of the new Constitution.
A 1971 three-part miniseries about the birth of the Italian Republic, directed by Sandro Bolchi, Vittorio De Sica, and Ermanno Olmi
Direction
Three auteurs, three visions—Olmi's poetry vs De Sica's neorealist soul.
Production
1971 Italian TV went HARD on historical reconstruction.
Cinematography
Shadow-drenched postwar Italy that looks like it hurts.
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