The film is set in a small Italian town in 1922, where a local group of Fascist blackshirts battle against rival socialists who have called a strike at the hospital. Mario, the young son of Doctor Cardini, is killed in the fighting.
Is this thing worth a watch? Honestly, you probably only want to sit through Vecchia guardia if you’re deep into the history of early Italian cinema or you have a weird curiosity about how filmmakers handle propaganda. If you’re looking for a breezy Saturday night flick, stay away. It’s heavy, it’s loud, and it carries...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Alessandro Blasetti
Robert N. Bradbury
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"Is this thing worth a watch? Honestly, you probably only want to sit through Vecchia guardia if you’re deep into the history of early Italian cinema or you have a weird curiosity about how filmmakers handle propaganda. If you’re looking for a breezy Saturday night flick, stay away. It’s heavy, it’s loud, and it carries the weight of a very specific, ugly moment in history. It’s not exactly a barrel of laughs, and it certainly doesn't try to be. If you get annoyed by characters who exist solely ..."
Alessandro Blasetti, Livio Apolloni, Giuseppe Zucca
Italy
