A Film and Its Era: The Little World of Don Camillo - France
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The Story Behind A Poet of Cinema: Julien Duvivier
A Film and Its Era: The Little World of Don Camillo, by Julien Duvivier (Il était une fois… Le petit monde de Don Camillo, 2010) Director: Hubert Niogret Presentation: What happens behind the scenes of a film? How does the director deal with the stars and his crew? What is the social and political context in which a film is made? Does it affect the film? The ultimate documentary series that sets out to resolve these and other questions is finally on Eurochannel: A Film and Its Era. This 30-episode documentary series aims to reveal all the secrets and historical context of a particular cult film, its groundbreaking director, and the epoch it represents. Made by a different director, each episode of this series offers extracts of the film, as well as exclusive interviews with its director, protagonists, and cinema historians, to offer a holistic view of the production. With a great sense of aesthetics and a comprehensive account of each movie, A Film and Its Era includes directors and classics such as Alfred Hitchcock’s Notorious, Roberto Rossellini’s Rome Open City, Roman Polanski's Tess, Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita, Jacques Demy's The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, and many more. Accompany us on a cinematic journey and discover the secrets behind some of your favorite movies in this celebratory documentary Synopsis: Julien Duvivier shot The Little World of Don Camillo in 1952. Just after WWII, in an Italian village in Emilia-Romagna, priest Don Camillo and communist mayor Peppone fight for their constituents’ support. Don Camillo and Peppone represent the two faces of Italy in the late ‘40s, split into two main blocks of Catholics against. Communists. Their dramatic yet humorous interactions merely reflect the postwar tensions of reconstruction and the beginnings of the Cold War. The film was released at a time when Italy was undergoing tremendous economic recovery. |
