Documentary ·History · Italy · 2020 · 24m

The Imperial Lullaby

Africa bianca

The Imperial Lullaby poster
Director
Marta ViolanteFilippo Foscarini
Cast
Rodolfo Graziani as Self - Italian Military (voice) (archive footage)
Crew
Marta Violante — Editor Filippo Foscarini — Writer
Synopsis

The armies of Fascist Italy conquered Addis Ababa, capital of Abyssinia, in May 1936, thus culminating the African colonial adventure of the ruthless dictator Benito Mussolini, by then lord of Libya, Eritrea and Somalia; a bloody and tragic story told through the naive drawings of Pietro Dall'Igna, an Italian schoolboy born in 1925.

Mood & Themes
ethiopiaanimated scenearchive footagecolonialismessay filmwoman directoritalian history1930scolonial warafrican historyitalian fascismafrican colony
Key Collaborators
Marta Violante Director Filippo Foscarini Director Marta Violante Editor Filippo Foscarini Writer
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