original title:
Il sorriso del capo
directed by:
screenplay:
Marco Bechis, Gigi Riva
editing:
production:
distribution:
world sales:
country:
Italy
year:
2011
film run:
73'
format:
Digi Beta Pal - colour & b/w
status:
Ready (13/11/2011)
festivals & awards:
Through the images and the original soundtracks of material conserved at the Archivio Luce, the film is a reflection on the mechanisms behind the consensus-creating factory that was set in motion by Fascism. Just like the regime prepared young boys and girls to become good Fascist citizens, it constructed the image of a nation crucial to maintain international equilibrium, as it glorified its leader and his philosophy.