This Essay will discuss how neo realism only lasted ten years and how it was committed to representing life as it was lived‚ in complete contrast to the fascist propaganda films it superseded. It will discuss and debate this by analyzing some of the most prominent films and their directors that represented the movement. The main exponents of the neorealist movement were Visconti‚ Rossellini and De Sica (Hayward‚ 2000)‚ “The Movement lasted from 1942 to 1952‚ even though critics credit Roberto
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After the long and deadly First World War‚ of which the U.S. had been embroiled in for over a year‚ people were finally ready for their soldiers to come home. Some were even ready for peace. However‚ many Europeans had lost everything in the war and were not ready for peace. They were ready for revenge. The Treaty of Versailles reflected those sentiments. Internationally‚ the battle over the terms of the Treaty of Versailles was between those‚ such as Woodrow Wilson‚ who wanted a “peace without victory”
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historical conception by having cultural customs‚ opposition of liberalism by having fascist conception for the State‚ having‚ “liberty of the State and of the individual within the State‚” (Mussolini; 2) opposition of socialism‚ opposition of syndicalism‚ opposition of democracy‚ and nation being created by the state. His definition of peaceful nation was found in having a fascist state. He said‚ “The Fascist State‚ the highest and most powerful form of personality‚ is a force‚ but a spiritual
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government and could become a dictator. Also they tend to put the state ahead of the individual. Communism and Fascism are similar in a way because the leaders that were communist and the leaders that were fascist were basically doing the same thing just in a different way. A few famous fascists are Benito Mussolini‚ Hideki Tojo‚ and Adolf Hitler. Each and everyone of these leader has different ways of fascism. Benito Mussolini capitalized
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Benito Mussolini Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was born on July 29‚ 1883 in Predappio‚ Italy. His father was a blacksmith which meant Mussolini lived in the poor areas of Italy. He was named Benito after Mexican socialist reformer Benito Juarez. Because of how much his father was into socialism‚ Mussolini himself became a socialist further in his life. He became a teacher for a while but in 1902‚ left Italy to go live in Switzerland. This move of his was to avoid army service. While in Switzerland
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government. The word was probably first used by the Italian philosopher‚ Giovanni Gentile‚ in 1925‚ during the earlier years of Italian Fascist rule‚ to describe a comprehensive socio-political system. Mussolini happily used the word‚ and while in general it usefully describes Nazism and Stalinism‚ Hitler avoided its use and Stalin saw it as applicable to Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany but not to Russia. The concept gained wider currency and became prominent in schoolbooks during the post-1945 Cold
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Nazi sympathizer and several times hosted parties for other fascists of Europe. Darlington only wanted to keep peace in Europe‚ and “hold onto the past” which meant believing Nazi propaganda and supporting Germany. Ivory was able to show throughout the films flashbacks the detrimental effects this had on Darlington. He lost his reputation as a gentlemen‚ and most people referred to the Darlington mansion as the building where the fascist‚ Nazi sympathizer lived. The running theme in this film was
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Pan’s Labyrinth is as much of a fantastic fairy tale as it is a story about how fairy tales clash with fascism of the post-Civil War Spain. It is seemingly far too often that fantastic films are a disappointment‚ by patronizing the viewer‚ making no statement about the real world and is merely a form of youthful escapism. Director Guillermo Del Toro provides a much needed serious fantasy. The film is also special in the fact there is not a national identity attached to it. It is not a national
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Following the downfall of Benito Mussolini’s fascist rule and the devastation of the Second World War‚ the nation of Italy saw the origination of a cinematic movement known as neorealism. Regarded as “one of the most innovative and important movements” in Italy’s collection of art (Schiavo 107)‚ neorealism began in 1945 and continued through 1952‚ with Italian film directors creating an assortment of material culture that depicted a shift in the nation’s identity (Ruberto 3). Through the utilization
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What was the role of the First World War in Mussolini’s transition from Socialism to Fascism? Mussolini’s controversial transition from his Socialist roots to leader of the Fascist Party has been bewildering to many‚ particularly those who perceive it as a sudden and random change. However‚ many historians‚ such as O’Brien‚ have suggested this transition was not so random; Mussolini’s political shift from the Left to the Right was the result of World War One. Italy’s entry into the war in 1915
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