THE BIRTH OF A NATION? The Risorgimento in Italian film

Cinema Massimo, Torino
17 May30 September 2011

A festival that focuses on the depiction of the Risorgimento movement in Italian cinema, featuring films that told the story of the long struggle that led to the Unification of Italy. The festival, organised by Sergio Toffetti, has been prepared in partnership with Rome’s Casa del Cinema and the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia (The Experimental Cinematography Centre)-National Film Archive.