Genoa, 1944, during the era of the Italian Social Republic. Petty thief Emanuele Bardone is hired by the German occupation forces to impersonate an Italian Resistance leader, General Della Rovere, and infiltrate a group of resistance prisoners in a Milan prison. Gradually, Bardone loses himself in his role and not merely pretends to be a hero of the resistance but actually becomes one, first encouraging his fellow prisoners to show courage and eventually accepting death by firing squad rather than betraying another imprisoned resistance leader.
The transformation of Emmanuele Bardone, the film's protagonist, from an Axis collaborator into a hero of the anti-national socialist resistance, has been compared by Spanish political commentators to the life story of Adolfo Suárez, the Spanish prime minister who oversaw the transition to democracy in the late 1970s. In particular, Javier Cercas devotes the last chapter of The Anatomy of a Moment[3] to exploring the parallels between Bardone and Suarez.
^Forgacs, David; Lutton, Sarah; Nowell-Smith, Geoffrey (2008). Roberto Rossellini: Magician of the Real. British Film Institute. ISBN9780851707945.
^"Indro Montanelli: Il generale Della Rovere. Introduzione di Geno Pampaloni". Biblioteca Teresa Gullace (in Italian). Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^Cercas, Javier (2011). The Anatomy of a Moment: Thirty-five Minutes in History and Imagination. New York: Bloomsbury. pp. 310–314. ISBN978-1-60819-491-9.
general, della, rovere, italian, generale, della, rovere, 1959, italian, french, drama, film, directed, roberto, rossellini, film, based, story, indro, montanelli, which, turn, based, true, story, general, della, roveredirected, byroberto, rosselliniwritten, b. General Della Rovere Italian Il generale Della Rovere is a 1959 Italian French drama film directed by Roberto Rossellini 1 The film is based on a story by Indro Montanelli which was in turn based on a true story 2 General della RovereDirected byRoberto RosselliniWritten bySergio AmideiDiego FabbriIndro MontanelliProduced byMorisErgasStarringVittorio De SicaHannes MessemerCinematographyCarlo CarliniEdited byCesare CavagnaMusic byRenzo RosselliniProductioncompaniesZebra FilmSociete Nouvelle des Etablissements GaumontRelease dates31 August 1959 1959 08 31 Venice International Film Festival 7 October 1959 1959 10 07 Italy Running time137 minutes premiere 132 minutes theatrical CountriesItalyFranceLanguagesItalianGermanHebrew Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Cultural influences 4 Awards 5 References 6 External linksPlot editGenoa 1944 during the era of the Italian Social Republic Petty thief Emanuele Bardone is hired by the German occupation forces to impersonate an Italian Resistance leader General Della Rovere and infiltrate a group of resistance prisoners in a Milan prison Gradually Bardone loses himself in his role and not merely pretends to be a hero of the resistance but actually becomes one first encouraging his fellow prisoners to show courage and eventually accepting death by firing squad rather than betraying another imprisoned resistance leader Cast editVittorio De Sica Vittorio Emanuele Bardone Grimaldi Hannes Messemer SS Colonel Muller Vittorio Caprioli Aristide Banchelli Sandra Milo Olga Giovanna Ralli Valeria Maria Greco Madama Vera Herbert Fischer German sergeant Anne Vernon Clara Fassio Franco Interlenghi Antonio Pasquali Ivo Garrani Partisan Chief Linda Veras German AttendantCultural influences editThe transformation of Emmanuele Bardone the film s protagonist from an Axis collaborator into a hero of the anti national socialist resistance has been compared by Spanish political commentators to the life story of Adolfo Suarez the Spanish prime minister who oversaw the transition to democracy in the late 1970s In particular Javier Cercas devotes the last chapter of The Anatomy of a Moment 3 to exploring the parallels between Bardone and Suarez Awards editGolden Lion at the 1959 Venice International Film Festival 4 References edit Forgacs David Lutton Sarah Nowell Smith Geoffrey 2008 Roberto Rossellini Magician of the Real British Film Institute ISBN 9780851707945 Indro Montanelli Il generale Della Rovere Introduzione di Geno Pampaloni Biblioteca Teresa Gullace in Italian Retrieved 10 September 2023 Cercas Javier 2011 The Anatomy of a Moment Thirty five Minutes in History and Imagination New York Bloomsbury pp 310 314 ISBN 978 1 60819 491 9 Bondanella Peter 1993 The Films of Roberto Rossellini Cambridge University Press p 24 ISBN 9780521398664 External links editGeneral Della Rovere at IMDb General Della Rovere at AllMovie General Della Rovere at Rotten Tomatoes nbsp This article related to an Italian film of the 1950s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a war drama film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title General Della Rovere amp oldid 1179856436, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
