Gillo Pontecorvo: From Resistance to Terrorism [Paperback]

...a detailed biography and filmography of Gillo Pontecorvo and his work....highly informative....The name of Italian filmmaker Gillo Pontecorvo recently made the newspapers as it was revealed that his most famous work, 1966's The Battle of Algiersdepicting the doomed French colonial anti-insurgency campaign against the Algerian National Liberation Front, whose brutal but effective tactics would be denounced as terrorism by the Frenchwas being afforded a special showing at the Pentagon, newly interested in the film's themes for the obvious reasons. In this work, Celli (Bowling Green State U.) surveys the entire career of the filmmaker, providing readings of Pontecorvo's early and late documentaries, as well as fictional major works such as The Battle of Algiers, Kap?, Burn!, and Ogro. While traditional concerns of film studies occasionally make their appearance in his treatment, Celli's main concern, as it was with Pontecorvo, are political themes, especially Pontecorvo's unresolved themes of justification of violence and terrorism for reasons of national liberation.Italian filmmaker Gillo Pontecorvo is best known for his films about anti-colonial insurgency and terrorism. In this book, containing several black and white photos, author Carlo Celli examines Pontecorvo's entire career, from his days as a leader in the anti-Nazi/fascist resistance during World War II to his 1992 short documentary about Algeria's struggle with Islamic fundamentalism.Italian filmmaker Gillo Pontecorvo is best known for his films about anti-colonial insurgency and terrorism. In this book, containing several black and white photos, author Carlo Celli examines Pontecorvo's entire career, from his days as a leader in the anti-Nazi/fascist resistance during World War II to his 1992 short documentary about Algeria's struggle with Islamic fundamentalism. This is the first book-length study in English of Pontecorvo's entire career, and features in-depth examinations and re-readings of his maló.