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Un Pilota Ritorna (1942)

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Un Pilota Ritorna

Roberto Rossellini | Italy | 1942 | Unclassified (15+)
Film

When

Wed 5 Mar 2025

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Based on a story by Il Duce’s son, Vittorio Mussolini, this is the second film in Rossellini’s earlier “Fascist War Trilogy”. In what was officially a propaganda film made with the direct involvement of the Italian Air Force, Rossellini manages to present a humanist vision of war, highlighting the individual struggles of soldiers and civilians on all sides. Believed lost for over 40 years, its long takes, elliptical editing and experiential detail contain the seeds of Rossellini’s neo-realist style.

Preceded by L’invidia Roberto Rossellini (1952) 17 mins – Unclassified 15+. Starring Andrée Debar and Orféo Tamburi and based on Colette’s La chatte, this visually compelling short forms the fourth part of The Seven Deadly Sins.

Format: DCP
Language: Italian with English subtitles
Source: Viggo
Courtesy: Viggo
Runtime: 87 mins

Event duration

87 mins

Rating

Unclassified (15+)

Unclassified 15+ (unless accompanied by an adult)

Where

Cinema 1, Level 2
ACMI, Fed Square

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