Gillo of Ladies and Knights, of Loves and Arms

Gillo: Le donne, i cavalier, l'armi, gli amori

Title:

Genres:

Documentary

Companies:

Istituto Luce Cinecittà, Surf Film

Countries:

Italy

Release Date:

2007-10-11

Runtime:

Languages:

Italiano

Status:

Released

Overview

Pontecorvo is one of those Italian filmmakers marked for life by neorealism. He declares that he decided to do cinema after leaving a screening of "Paisa" by Roberto Rossellini. The future filmmaker was then in Paris, a year after a war during which he became one of the main figures of the Italian resistance and one of the founders of the Youth Front. Leaving his status as a war hero behind him, Pontecorvo made his directorial debut with "Giovanna", a short film heralding a cinematic career dedicated to what he himself calls the "dictatorship of truth."