Gillo of Ladies and Knights, of Loves and Arms

Overview
Cast & Crew
Production House

The Plot

Pontecorvo is one of those Italian filmmakers marked for life by neorealism. He declares that he decided to do cinema after leaving a screening of "Paisa" by Roberto Rossellini. The future filmmaker was then in Paris, a year after a war during which he became one of the main figures of the Italian resistance and one of the founders of the Youth Front. Leaving his status as a war hero behind him, Pontecorvo made his directorial debut with "Giovanna", a short film heralding a cinematic career dedicated to what he himself calls the "dictatorship of truth."

Run Time

1h 33m

Genre

Documentary

Release Date

11 Oct 2007

Country

Italy

Language

Italian

Surf Film
Back to top