The present essay aims to open new avenues of inquiry concerning Francesco De Robertis’production, examining the material donated by his family to the Luigi Chiarini Library in 2019.Specifically, we analyze the scripts, included in the archive, of a number of unrealized projects.This unmapped material provides the starting point for a new aspect of research regardinga key figure of Italian cinema. As well as revealing the common traits and characteristicsbetween realized and unproduced projects, by looking at these scripts it is possible to makea series of new reflections on the director’s conception of combat films, especially regardingthe relationship between realism and spectacle.
Fondo De Robertis. Il cinema di Francesco De Robertis a partire dai soggetti e dalle sceneggiature dei progetti non realizzati
samuel antichi;
2021-01-01
Abstract
The present essay aims to open new avenues of inquiry concerning Francesco De Robertis’production, examining the material donated by his family to the Luigi Chiarini Library in 2019.Specifically, we analyze the scripts, included in the archive, of a number of unrealized projects.This unmapped material provides the starting point for a new aspect of research regardinga key figure of Italian cinema. As well as revealing the common traits and characteristicsbetween realized and unproduced projects, by looking at these scripts it is possible to makea series of new reflections on the director’s conception of combat films, especially regardingthe relationship between realism and spectacle.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
