Corrado Pavolini | |
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 Pavolini in 1954 | |
| Born | 8 January 1898 |
| Died | 10 April 1980 (aged 82) Cortona, Tuscany, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, journalist |
| Years active | 1939–1952 (film) |
Corrado Pavolini (8 January 1898 – 10 April 1980) was an Italian writer identified with the futurist movement. [1] He was the brother of the Fascist politician Alessandro Pavolini. Corrado served as the literary editor of the Rome-based Fascist daily newspaper Il Tevere . [2]
Alessandro Pavolini was an Italian politician, journalist, and essayist. He was notable for his involvement in the Italian fascist government, during World War II, and also for his cruelty against the opponents of fascism.
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The Working Class Goes to Heaven, released in the US as Lulu the Tool, is a 1971 Italian satirical political drama film directed by Elio Petri. It depicts a factory worker's realisation of his own condition as a simple tool in the process of production. The film was awarded the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film at the 25th Cannes Film Festival, sharing it with Francesco Rosi's The Mattei Affair.
Escape by Night, also titled Blackout in Rome, is a 1960 Italian–French war drama film directed by Roberto Rossellini.
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