12 dicembre , also known as Dodici dicembre ( eng : December 12th ), is a 1972 documentary film directed by Giovanni Bonfanti and Pier Paolo Pasolini (uncredited). [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Es un documental independiente sobre la masacre de Piazza Fontana y la muerte del anarquista Giuseppe Pinelli . [ 1 ]
Contenido
El documental investiga el atentado de Piazza Fontana y la muerte del anarquista Giuseppe Pinelli , quien fue detenido por la policía italiana para ser interrogado y cuya muerte, según algunos, fue provocada deliberadamente por miembros de la fuerza policial. [ 3 ] A través de diversas entrevistas realizadas en toda Italia , analiza el clima político del país. Entre los entrevistados se encuentran trabajadores y militantes del movimiento Lotta Continua , así como el diputado Achille Stuani , miembro del Partido Comunista Italiano ; Licia Pinelli, viuda de Giuseppe, y varios abogados, incluidos los que defendieron a Pietro Valpreda , arrestado por el atentado. [ 4 ]
Producción
Desarrollo
La película fue realizada por Pier Paolo Pasolini a propuesta y con la colaboración de algunos militantes de Lotta Continua, una formación de extrema izquierda de orientación comunista . [ 5 ] Durante la realización de la película, surgieron diferencias creativas entre Pasolini y la dirección del grupo. [ 5 ] Pasolini quería hacer una película de denuncia que se centrara en el aspecto antropológico y social del país durante ese período. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Los desacuerdos continuaron durante la fase de edición. [ 5 ]

Why did I make this film together with a group of young comrades from Lotta Continua? There is certainly a reason, but, to be honest, I can't say. I criticized at the time, violently and perhaps inappropriately, the political action of young people: many of my criticisms have unfortunately turned out to be right, and I do not abjure them. However, it seems to me that the real revolutionary tension is experienced today by far-left minorities. The global and almost intolerant criticism that these express against the Italian state and capitalist society finds me in complete agreement in substance, even if not often in form. Therefore, as long as I am capable, and have the strength, it is them that I side with...
—Pier Paolo Pasolini in Cinema in the Form of Poetry, Pordenone, Cinemazero, 1979; p. 97[7]
In an interview with Panorama on 31 December 1970, Pasolini mentioned Attacco al Power (Attack on Power) and 1969 among the film's provisional titles.[4]
Filming
Filming began on December 12, 1970 and concluded in June of the following year.[5] It took place in the quarries of Carrara, in Milan, Viareggio, Naples and at the Musocco cemetery, Pinelli's burial place.[5] The film was financed by Alberto Grimaldi.[6]
Editing
During filming, 80,000m of film was used,[8] but only 4000m was edited; the remainder is considered lost.[4] The montage was carried out entirely by Pasolini.[4]
Soundtrack
The music in the film was composed by Pino Masi, then a member of Lotta Continua.[9]
Credits
In order to avoid any potential problems with the law, Pasolini and Grimaldi decided to leave their names out of the film's credits.[4]
Distribution
In Italy the film was first distributed by Circolo Ottobre on 20 May 1972.[1] The documentary was also presented in the same year at the Berlin Film Festival[5] and on October 31, 2014 at the Vienna International Film Festival[10]
The shortened version of the film is available on YouTube.[11]
Home video edition
The shortened version was released in 1995 on VHS and in 2011 on DVD.[5]
Full version
In 2013, the full version of the film, considered lost, was found in a film archive in Hamburg.[12] This version, after being restored by the German publishing house Laika Verlag and the Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna,[6] was screened in Bologna in 2015 during the Cinema Ritrovato event.[13]
Reception
Il Morandini gives the film 3 stars out of 5.[5] The documentary was reviewed by Alberto Moravia on 30 April 1972 in L'Espresso.[4]
References
- 123"12 Dicembre". Cinematografo.
- ↑"12 dicembre". Aamod.
- ↑"Italy from the 1960s". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- 123456"12 DICEMBRE: PASOLINI RITROVATO". FilmIdee.
- 123456789MYmovies.it. "12 Dicembre". MYmovies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- 123"Pasolini in lotta:". Cinefilia Ritrovata (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ↑"Lotta continua12 dicembre (1970)". CittaPasolini. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ↑"12 dicembre, il film ritrovato - di Pier Paolo Pasolini e Lotta Continua". LaSchighera.
- ↑"Pasolini Documentari 12 dicembre Lotta continua Città Pasolini Archivi". Pier Paolo Pasolini (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ↑"12 DICEMBRE".
- ↑12 DICEMBRE di P. P. Pasolini // Film integrale (1971-'72) on YouTube
- ↑""12 Dicembre" di Pasolini all'Arsenale il 29 Febbraio".
- ↑"12 DICEMBRE (1972), di Pier Paolo Pasolini e Giovanni Bonfanti". CineLapsus.com (in Italian). 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
External links
12 dicembre at IMDb
- 1972 films
- 1972 Italian-language films
- 1970s rediscovered films
- Documentaries about politics
- Documentary films about terrorism
- Films directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Films shot in Milan
- Films shot in Naples
- Films shot in Tuscany
- Italian documentary films
- Italian-language documentary films
- Rediscovered Italian films
- Workerism
- Years of Lead (Italy) films