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Il tacchino prepotente
ITALY · 1939

Il tacchino prepotente

Roberto Rossellini
political satire European politics national allegory animal fable fascist propaganda
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Synopsis

According to Ferrara, Rossellini told him it was a satire in which “Perfidious Albion,” a big turkey representing England, goes around pecking at the hens representing the nations of Europe, until defied by a rooster representing Italy. “Rossellini detested it,” said Ferrara, “[though his] genius was such that he could achieve extraordinary effects out of nothing.

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