'Cinema', Italian biweekly magazine of cinema, film and critique, issue 138, 25 March 1942, directed by Vittorio Mussolini from a fascist perspective. Articles including: a section about cinema news from Italy, including what was being filmed at the major film studios and film production companies like Cinecitta, Titanus, F.E.R.T., Scalera, Pisorno-Tirrenia and S.A.F.A., and the latest film journals with mentions of the Second World war, produced by Istituto Luce, an Italian corporation for the production and distribution of films and documentaries, created during the Fascist era; also including cinema news from Germany, Portugal and France; an article by Toti Lombardozzi about importing foreign films; An article by Lo Duca, about the project of creating of a Roman Cinema Museum entitled 'Museo Romano del Cinema', including images of the pre-cinema material. an article by Ivo Ubaldo about film convention in Rome with silent film screenings; an article by Antonio Latanza about the structure of state cinema under Nazi Germany, including UFA, production companies and distribution companies, and links of the German state controlled film industry with the propaganda Minister Goebbels; an article by Glauco Viazzi about Nordic cinema; a section including photographs of Italian stars Eride Ronchi, Alida Valli, Elisa Cegani, Silvio Bagolini, Doris Duranti, Lilia Silvi and Poggioli; Interviews by Francesco Pasinetti: Corrado Balest on morality and censorship, Franco Berutti's opinion on Dunvivier's production, Renato Spezzo Franciosi on film scenography; Review of 1942 war film 'A Pilot Returns' directed by Roberto Rossellini, mentioning the Italian Air Force, actors Massimo Girotti and Michela Belmonte and, amongst the scriptwriters, Michelangelo Antonioni; Article about film director Gustav Ucicky including a brief filmography; Section of film reviews by Giuseppe de Santis including: 'Yes, Madam' 1942 by Ferdinando Maria Poggioli, with Maria Denis; 'Disturbance' 1942 by Guido Brignone; 'First Love' 1941, by Carmine Gallone; 'The Brambilla Family Go on Holiday' 1941 by Carl Boese with Massimo Girotti; 'Le Due Tigri' 1941 by Giorgio Simonelli with Massimo Girotti and Luigi Pavese, an adaptation from a book by Emilio Salgari; 'Capitan Tempesta' 1942 by Corrado D'Errico; Finally including letters from readers, publicity and film adverts.

Item number 28984
Category Periodical
Type Criticism/History
Language Italian
Country of origin Italy
Related people Roberto Rossellini (Film Director)
Gustav Ucicky (Film Director)
Alida Valli (Actress)
Massimo Girotti (Actor)
Ruth Buchardt (Actress)
Elfie Mayerhofer (Actress)