A FILM BY JEAN-LOUIS COMOLLI
At the very start of the sixties, Roberto Rossellini, the most celebrated of Italian film directors (Open City; Germany, Year Zero; Stromboli) decided to turn away from the conventional film industry to devote himself to a vast project: a series of historical programs retracing the adventure of mankind from the time of the cave-dwellers up to the conquest of outer space. This monumental project (over 60 hours were planned, half of which were made between 1963 and 1974) is explicitly linked to the ambitions of the Encyclopedists of the Enlightenment period.
Directed by
Produced by
Vivo film, INA in coproduction with Istituto Luce e Rai Trade
in collaboration with Rai Teche, with the participation of CINE CINEMA e TV5, in collaboration with Fondazione Roberto Rossellini
Cast
With: Adriano Aprà, Claudio Bondì, Gianni Bonicelli, Beppe Cino, Silvia d’Amico Bendicò, Carlo Fioretti, Giusto Puri Purini, Renzo Rossellini
Technical data
Year: 2006
Running time: 52 min / 88 min
Country: France/Italy
Language:
Format: color with b/w inserts, digital 16/9
Festivals and awards
Cinéma du Réel 2006
International Sales
Rai Trade
Italian Distribution
Rai Trade