"Acciaio", el filme italiano de Walter Ruttmann: un experimento entre el futurismo, el realismo y el fascismo

• Autores: Irmbert Schenk
• Localización: Archivos de la filmoteca: revista de estudios históricos sobre la imagen, ISSN 0214-6606, Nº 45, 2003, págs. 108-127
• Idioma: español
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  • Acciaio: Walter Ruttmann’s italian film. An experiment in futurism realism and fascism
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  • This article presents a descriptive historical study of the making and reception of the film Acciaio. This necessarily involves an analysis of 1) the futuristic movements, their manifestos and influence on cinema; 2) the Italian film industry crisis; 3) the fascist government’s interest in films as an instrument of propaganda; and 4) conflicts which arose among those participating in the making of the film (Ruttmann, Pirandello, Malipiero, etc.). To conclude, the article offers a detailed analysis of the final product which features a combination of different cinematographic forms abstract and genres, as well as a commentary on the film’s reception.