Gillo of Ladies and Knights, of Loves and Arms

The story

Pontecorvo is one of those Italian filmmakers marked for life by neorealism. He declares that he decided to do cinema after leaving a screening of "Paisa" by Roberto Rossellini. The future filmmaker was then in Paris, a year after a war during which he became one of the main figures of the Italian resistance and one of the founders of the Youth Front. Leaving his status as a war hero behind him, Pontecorvo made his directorial debut with "Giovanna", a short film heralding a cinematic career dedicated to what he himself calls the "dictatorship of truth."

Cast & crew

Gillo PontecorvoSelf

Ennio MorriconeSelf

Francesco Maselli

Francesco MaselliSelf

Giuliano MontaldoSelf

Yacef SaâdiSelf

Irene Bignardi

Irene BignardiSelf

Luciana Castellina

Luciana CastellinaSelf

Carla Cattani

Carla CattaniSelf

Margherita Failoni

Margherita FailoniSelf

Griselda Guerrasio

Griselda GuerrasioSelf

Ofelia Patti

Ofelia PattiSelf

Laura Pontecorvo

Laura PontecorvoSelf