Documentary on the fighting on the Italian-Austrian front in the First World War, featuring official Italian combat footage..
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To gaze upon Fighting Along the Piave is to witness the birth of the modern ocular obsession with catastrophe. While the 1910s were largely defined by the burgeoning narrative sophistication of works like Louis Feuillade’s Les Vampires or the escapist intrigue of Ultus 5: The Secret of the Night, the official combat ...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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" To gaze upon Fighting Along the Piave is to witness the birth of the modern ocular obsession with catastrophe. While the 1910s were largely defined by the burgeoning narrative sophistication of works like Louis Feuillade’s Les Vampires or the escapist intrigue of Ultus 5: The Secret of the Night, the official combat footage emerging from the Italian front operated on a different ontological plane. This isn't merely a film; it is a celluloid scar, a frantic attempt to document the dissolution o..."
