The Smile Of The Leader (2011)
Using astounding footage from the Luce archives (newsreels, but also true films) Il sorriso del capo/The Smile of the Leader shows how propaganda works, presents everyday life in its most revealing details, and describes a country's "education". Marco Bechis explores the feeling of consensus: he tells us where it originates, what tools are used to spread it, how it is opposed. The thread running through the film is a voice, enigmatic until the end, narrating in the first person what it is like to grow up under fascism.
Director:
Marco Bechis
Writers:
Marco Bechis, Gigi Riva.
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Benito Mussolini as Self |
| Directing | Marco Bechis | Director |
| Production | Marco Bechis | Producer |
| Production | Luciano Sovena | Producer |
| Sound | Pericle Odierna | Music |
| Sound | Pericle Odierna | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Alvise Tedesco | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Alvise Tedesco | Cinematography |
| Editing | Marco Bechis | Editor |
| Editing | Iacopo Patierno | Editor |
| Directing | Filippo Ceredi | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Giovannella Rendi | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Marco Bechis | Idea |
| Crew | Marco Bechis | Script |
| Writing | Marco Bechis | Story |
| Writing | Marco Bechis | Writer |
| Writing | Marco Bechis | Screenplay |
| Crew | Gigi Riva | Script |
| Writing | Gigi Riva | Idea |
| Writing | Gigi Riva | Story |
| Writing | Gigi Riva | Writer |
| Writing | Gigi Riva | Screenplay |
