Anticipating the neo realism of over a decade later, Sole uses real locations and non professional actors to dramatize a Mussolini project: to reclaim malarial swamp south of Rome and turn it into farmland and housing..
Is this worth your time? If you like movies that feel like they were filmed by someone who actually got their boots dirty, then yes. It is definitely worth a look. History buffs will probably find it fascinating because of the whole reclaiming the marshes thing. But if you hate slow, silent movies where not much happen...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Alessandro Blasetti
William Parke
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"Is this worth your time? If you like movies that feel like they were filmed by someone who actually got their boots dirty, then yes. It is definitely worth a look. History buffs will probably find it fascinating because of the whole reclaiming the marshes thing. But if you hate slow, silent movies where not much happens besides digging, you’ll probably want to skip it. I wasn't expecting much from a 1929 film about farming. Most silent films from this era, like Metropolis, feel very stylized and..."
Aldo Vergano, Alessandro Blasetti
Italy
1920 · IMDb —
William Parke
