This documentary using images from the Luce Archive tells the story of Freddi a Fascist civil servant who had a profound love for cinema which he developed during his many trips to Hollywood where he carefully studied and observed important American productions meeting famous producers and directors. Actor Diego Abatantuono is the voice of Freddi on screen that takes us back to the period of 1934-1939 when he was the Head of National Film Office, his ties with the duce and will to replace old cinema and organize an actual state institution as well as the ambitious project of creating city of cinema with state of the art systems architectural designs by the famous architect Gino Peressutti.
Vanni Gandolfo
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Seduced and Abandoned62%
The Class of ‘9271%
Directed by John Ford70%
McQueen74%
Public Speaking70%
Selfie71%
Above Majestic73%
I Am Heath Ledger74%
Love, Antosha74%
Lionel Messi: Destiny78%
Laggiù qualcuno mi ama77%
Attitudini: Nessuna72%
Being James Bond77%
Casting By68%
I Know That Voice71%
Night Will Fall76%
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty77%
In the Realms of the Unreal71%
A Plastic Ocean75%
Champs63%
