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Armando e la politica

original title:

Armando e la politica

directed by:

Chiara Malta

cast:

Armando Malta

cinematography:

Maurizio Gennaro, Chiara Malta, Remi Mazet, Pierluigi De Palo

editing:

Cristiano Travaglioli

producer:

Marta Donzelli, Ron Dyens, Aurélia Prévieu

production:

Vivo Film, Sacrebleu Productions

country:

Italy/France

year:

2008

film run:

73'

format:

Super 8mm/16mm - colour & b/w

status:

Ready (12/06/2008)

festivals & awards:

For years, Armando incarnated supreme loyalty to the values of social democracy. An orphan, to him the party was like his home. His life revolved around trips to Eastern Europe with union groups, party congresses, late evenings at the party offices, election campaigns, battles for workers’ rights, the newspaper “l’Avanti!” tucked under his arm, his pipe. All this, until he decided to vote for Berlusconi. His daughter Chiara reconstructs that choice, which was repudiated by her father and by many other Italians.