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In nome della legge (Italian with French subtitles)
Location
Main screening room
Date
September 18th, 2023
Duration
100 min
Cycle
Ciné-mafia

To introduce the cycle, a lecture by a Mafia historian sets the tone. How does cinema relate to a certain Mafia mythology ? To what degree does it detach itself from it, or portray it in its most complex and troubled aspects ? The answer in fourteen films.

In the Name of the Law
Directed by
Pietro Germi
Language
VOSTF (Italian with French subtitles)
Actors
Massimo Girotti, Charles Vanel, Jone Salinas
Origins
Italy
Year
1949
Duration
100 min
Genre
Crime, Drama
Format
Digital
Synopsis

In the immediate post-war era, Guido Schiavi, a zealous young judge, is transferred to the remote Sicilian town of Capodarso. His desire to enforce the law at all costs quickly clashes with the prevailing practices of local authority figures, including the Mafia.

In the Name of the Law

Pietro Germi

Pietro Germi is an Italian filmmaker, screenwriter, actor, and producer. After focusing mainly on socially and politically driven dramas, he later turned his interest to comedy, creating films that maintained the social themes of his earlier work but with a satirical and cynical humor. The very term “Italian-style comedy” was inspired by one of his most influential films, Divorce Italian Style, which became a cornerstone of this artistic genre. The film won Best Comedy at the Cannes Film Festival and the Nastro d'argento for Best Screenplay in 1962, as well as the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1963.

Explore

A little stroll in the company of the romantic ghosts of our cycle, cinema creatures par excellence, at the crossroads of feelings, illusions and the desire for projection.

About Pietro Germi
Filmography
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