H2S (film)

H2S
Poster
Directed by	Roberto Faenza
Screenplay by	Roberto Faenza
Starring	Denis Gilmore, [1] Carole André
Music by	Ennio Morricone
Release date	September 5, 1969 (1969-09-05)
Running time	88 minutes [2]
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

H2S is a 1969 Italian dystopian-science-fiction film directed by Roberto Faenza. Although filmed in 1968 ^[3] and officially released in 1969, ^[4] the film was immediately banned in Italy, to be distributed only in 1971. ^{[5] [6]} Set in the near future, it portrays a student revolt in a dictatorship.

Cast

• Lionel Stander as the Professor
• Denis Gilmore as Tommaso
• Carole André as Alice
• Giancarlo Cobelli as the Chief
• Paolo Poli as the Centenary Woman

Production

The film is Faenza's second feature; H2S was filmed in 1969. ^[7] His next film, Forza Italia! , would only be released in 1977. ^[8]

Reception

Due to repeated censorship issues, ^[9] the film was only distributed in 1971, attracting little attention at the time. ^[10]

References

1. "Rediscovering a Banned Sci-Fi Allegory: Interview with Actor Denis Gilmore about Roberto Faenza's H2S". Irenebrination: Notes on Architecture, Art, Fashion, Fashion Law & Technology. Archived from the original on 2023-06-13. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
2. H 2 S (in Italian), archived from the original on 2023-06-13, retrieved 2023-06-13
3. Mari, Pauline; Delot, Sébastien; Trudel, Dominique (2018). Nicolas Schöffer: espace, lumière, temps (in French). Mercatorfonds. ISBN   978-94-6230-196-2. Archived from the original on 2024-02-04. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
4. "H2S". Cineuropa . Archived from the original on 2023-11-07. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
5. Brioni, Simone; Comberiati, Daniele (2020-02-20). Ideologia e rappresentazione: Percorsi attraverso la fantascienza italiana (in Arabic). Mimesis. ISBN   978-88-575-6657-3. Archived from the original on 2024-02-04. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
6. moderne (France), Musée national d'art (2016). Cahiers du Musée national d'art moderne (in French). Centre Georges Pompidou. ISBN   978-2-84426-768-9. Archived from the original on 2024-02-04. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
7. "Cinematografo: Cast". www.cinematografo.it. Archived from the original on 2023-08-04. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
8. "Roberto Faenza". Festival du Film Italien de Villerupt (in French). Archived from the original on 2023-08-04. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
9. Cinema nuovo (in Italian). Edizione Dedalo. 1969. Archived from the original on 2024-02-04. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
10. "H2S". www.fantafilm.net. Archived from the original on 2023-04-24. Retrieved 2023-06-13.

External links

• H2S at IMDb
• Article on the political dimension of the film