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Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

'1900' 45 years in 4 hours Bertolucci's compromise

Socialist Challenge No. 39, 30 March 1978 · p. 15 of the scan · 362 words

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merit, writes MYRA TREVELYAN a cunious way, not irrelevant to ProDiçus contemporary polities. Replying to questians London preview, Bertolucci SUTTEL unfinished film.

He wanted to make a sequel, But the situation confused that | don't know what I could sayi* One can sympathisc with that mem.

TAPESTRY The which Bertolucci weaves his account of Italian history from 1900-45 is the rural richness of Emilia the halian countryside. 1900 is a film about politics and about history. Bertolucel's latest film is the result of two pressures. The main politico-historical influence is that of the The money has been The combination is not, however, without some The subject of 1900 and its | Through the eyes of three successive gencrations of landlords and peasants, we soe the changing face of rucal Italy.

The first generation: relation berween landlord and peasant are guided by paternalism. Second generarion: the landlord gers more nasty: and the organise temselves into un=! and leam the withdrawing their Third seneralioa: the imtaci of fasciun on the countryside:

Bertolucci's thind generation Niro) accepts TAMSI. retains repronsed half-sexual, ambiguous political relationship with the third generation peasant Olma (Gerard Depardieu) who be- member resistance and the Communist Party (PCD. He is the political leader of the local anti-fascist strugale.

WEAKNESS Hertolucci explains that the file is about contradictions' WI ICSEL UREYELIA is true up to a point, though central Italian society - thar berwoen a semi-feuda] capitalists — is simply ahsent.

Or Ba TeCI EHC tactory shook the peasanis centres of the country. This is a real weakness in the film, without 1 comprehension of labour.

what was cite it is Bot explain the rise of Mussolini's tascist bands.

The local landlords and their and Bents who sel House of the People in 190 half were reflections of ahal (Desald Sutberland) approaches Tangs and all, SEXUALITY The attitude to sexuality in the film is either Iraditional or eKErinely ambiguuus. homosexmality which has to be repressed, hidded away. CESETSECEO EI which main industrial happening in the possible:

•TITE Thus TESHISE aLILiOST a parody, Thus is semetbing Was 1 alone in the YELLEN prostitute rejected. haven't seen Jubilee, listened fur

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