Through a sample of around one hundred films produced from the 1940s to the present day, this thesis aims to investigate and analyze how the Second World War has been narrated by Italian fiction cinema over time, from neorealism to the most recent experimental works. The research, conducted in an interdisciplinary manner, is part of a broader field of studies that, since the last century, has examined the relationship between history and cinema, considering the latter both as a «source» and as an «agent of history». The analysis shows, first of all, that although these films are set in the past, they speak above all to the present in which they are made. Moreover, the narrative and representation of the war have undergone significant changes depending on the historical, political, and social context. These changes concern the choice of themes, the selection of protagonists, heroes and enemies who are explored to varying degrees, the balance between the celebration of heroism and the acknowledgment of responsibility, the modes of staging, the construction of collective identities rather than the restitution of individual stories and memories, and finally the intention to evoke a past time or, conversely, the ambition to recreate it.
Attraverso un campione di un centinaio di titoli prodotti dagli anni Quaranta sino a oggi, questa tesi si propone di indagare e analizzare come la Seconda Guerra Mondiale sia stata narrata dal cinema di finzione italiano nel corso del tempo, a partire dal neorealismo fino alle sperimentazioni più recenti. La ricerca, condotta in modo interdisciplinare, si inserisce in un filone di studi più ampio che fin dal secolo scorso indaga i rapporti tra storia e cinema, vedendo quest'ultimo sia come «fonte» che come «agente di storia». Dall’analisi emerge innanzitutto che, pur essendo ambientati nel passato, questi film parlano soprattutto al presente in cui vengono realizzati. Inoltre, la stessa narrazione e rappresentazione della guerra ha, in base al contesto storico, politico e sociale, subito dei significativi mutamenti, che hanno a che vedere con la scelta di determinati argomenti da trattare, la selezione dei protagonisti, eroi e nemici più o meno indagati psicologicamente, l'equilibrio tra celebrazione dell’eroismo e ammissione delle responsabilità, le modalità di messa in scena, la costruzione di un'identità collettiva piuttosto che la restituzione di storie e memorie individuali, l'intento di rievocare un tempo passato o al contrario l'ambizione di ricrearlo.
Raccontare la Seconda Guerra Mondiale: storie, immaginari e identità nel cinema di finzione italiano
BERTOLLO, AURORA
2024/2025
Abstract
Through a sample of around one hundred films produced from the 1940s to the present day, this thesis aims to investigate and analyze how the Second World War has been narrated by Italian fiction cinema over time, from neorealism to the most recent experimental works. The research, conducted in an interdisciplinary manner, is part of a broader field of studies that, since the last century, has examined the relationship between history and cinema, considering the latter both as a «source» and as an «agent of history». The analysis shows, first of all, that although these films are set in the past, they speak above all to the present in which they are made. Moreover, the narrative and representation of the war have undergone significant changes depending on the historical, political, and social context. These changes concern the choice of themes, the selection of protagonists, heroes and enemies who are explored to varying degrees, the balance between the celebration of heroism and the acknowledgment of responsibility, the modes of staging, the construction of collective identities rather than the restitution of individual stories and memories, and finally the intention to evoke a past time or, conversely, the ambition to recreate it.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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