Attempting to cover the fault of one of his subordinates, an officer of the Napoleonic army is condemned to death for treason..
Is it worth the watch? If you love vintage Italian dramas from the thirties, you might find something to sink your teeth into here. Everyone else? You’ll probably find the pacing glacial and the melodrama a bit much. It is not exactly a fun Friday night watch, but it’s interesting as a historical artifact. The whole t...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Enrico Guazzoni
Edgar Jones
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"Is it worth the watch? If you love vintage Italian dramas from the thirties, you might find something to sink your teeth into here. Everyone else? You’ll probably find the pacing glacial and the melodrama a bit much. It is not exactly a fun Friday night watch, but it’s interesting as a historical artifact. The whole thing feels like it’s dripping in old stage play energy. Every room they walk into looks like a set that might collapse if you breathed on it too hard. Honestly, there is a weird sa..."
Valentino Bruchi
B. Daubigny, A. Maillard, Paolo Lorenzini
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