Struggle in Italy

Struggle in Italy
Original title	Lotte in Italia
Directed by	Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Pierre Gorin
Written by	Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Pierre Gorin
Starring	Cristiana Tullio-Altan Paolo Pozzesi Jerome Hinstin
Edited by	Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Pierre Gorin
Release dates	27 February 1971 (1971-02-27)(West Germany) 29 April 1971 (1971-04-29)(Italy)
Running time	62 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Struggle in Italy (Original title: Lotte in Italia) is an Italian-language drama film written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard and Jean-Pierre Gorin that was released in 1971. ^[1]

Synopsis

Lotte in Italia depicts the moment when theory meets the desperation for movement for the protagonist, Paola Taviani, whose journey makes up most of the story. ^[2]

At its core, Struggle in Italia is an analysis of the political situations in Italy. ^[3] The outlines the stages of Paola's transformation and how and why a supposedly revolutionary Italian girl has fallen prey to bourgeois ideology in this Class struggle. ^[1]

The film is "overtly political, experimental and energetic and deliberately infuriating", the kind you don't really see being made any more. ^[4]

Production info

• Struggle in Italy premiered in West Germany on 27 February 1971 (TV premiere). It was released in Italy on 29 April 1971.
• The exterior scenes were filmed on locations in Milan, Lombardia, Italy, and the interior scenes in Paris, France. The factory scenes were filmed in Roubaix, France. ^[1]

References

1. "Lotte in Italia". IMDB. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
2. Ricard, Gabriel (March 7, 2018). "Jean-Luc Godard + Jean-Pierre Gorin: Five Films (1968-1971) BLU-RAY Review". culturedvultures.com/. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
3. Emmelhainz, Irmgard. "Between Objective Engagement and Engaged Cinema: Jean-Luc Godard's "Militant Filmmaking" (1967–1974), Part I". www.e-flux.com. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
4. Edwards, Colin (November 14, 2018). "'Lotte in Italia' or — A Class Struggle?". colinedwards.medium.com. Retrieved March 19, 2024.