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Il sorriso del capo (original title)
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Using astounding footage from the Luce archives (newsreels, but also true films) Il sorriso del capo/The Smile of the Leader shows how propaganda works, presents everyday life in its most revealing details, and describes a country's "education". Marco Bechis explores the feeling of consensus: he tells us where it originates, what tools are used to spread it, how it is opposed. The thread running through the film is a voice, enigmatic until the end, narrating in the first person what it is like to grow up under fascism.
Cast: Benito Mussolini
Writers: Marco Bechis (Story), Marco Bechis (Writer), Marco Bechis (Screenplay), Gigi Riva (Story), Gigi Riva (Writer), Gigi Riva (Screenplay)
Cinematographer: Alvise Tedesco, Alvise Tedesco
Editors: Marco Bechis, Iacopo Patierno
Composer: Pericle Odierna, Pericle Odierna
Direction team: Filippo Ceredi (Assistant Director), Giovannella Rendi (Assistant Director)
Producers: Marco Bechis, Luciano Sovena
Production: Istituto Luce Cinecittà, Karta Film
