The Melbourne Cinémathèque & ACMI present
Il generale Della Rovere
When
Wed 12 Mar 2025
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A petty scammer (Vittorio De Sica) is hired by the fascists to impersonate the titular Resistance figure. He is installed in prison in the hope of identifying other partisans amongst his fellow inmates. Rossellini’s gently digressive character study gains force and gravity as the film’s disreputable anti-hero gradually starts acquiring the nobility and dignity he had previously just been assuming.
A rumination on the capacity of performance to define our identity, and the impact that public perception has on one’s sense of self, Indro Montanelli’s story was based on real events he witnessed while interned in Milan’s San Vittore Prison.
35mm print courtesy of Cinecittà Luce.
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