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Fascism is a term that has a specific historic meaning, but one that has evolved into a blanket word for non-democratic policies and politics. This series serves as an illustrative guide to the fascist experience in its many incarnations. Translated from Italian and using rare, archive footage, this fascinating documentary looks at the birth, growth and ultimate demise of fascism. Concentrating specifically on the rise of Mussolini and his impact on the Italian nation, the programme also explores Il Duce s relationship with the regimes of Hitler and Franco and provides a pictorial history of the Second World War.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
For those who are interested in the source and birth of fachism in Italy this is interesting as it goes into details. There is very little else on fshism elewhere such as Austria, Hungary, Spain or Romania. Also the quality recording is not that good. For Italian fanatics only.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
This DVD Set is invaluable for anyone interested in WWII its history/politics/art movements and social psychology. No WWII collection is comprehensive without this set.
These days the word 'fascist' is trivalised and thrown around by anyone who doesn't subscribe to anothers opinion. A somewhat worrying modern attitude which shows there is a severe lack of understanding of what fascism is; how it rises, from where and what destruction for humanity fascism can wreak, though it is made very clear in this this engrossing series.
Ironically, this DVD Set is extremely pertinent contemporaneously, as globally we seems to be in a time-wharp socially and economically, not dissimilair to that which brought Fascism to such evil heights in the 30s & 40s.
Viewing SOF it is possible to appreciate how fertile ground provides the launch pad for cult figures to rise & sheds light on how autocratic dictatorships can come into being, rooted as they always are in preceding socially climatic contributing mechanisms and conditions.
The vintage footage of Il Duchy is fasinating and has probably only ever seen by relatively small audiences outside Italy. The footage, facts and dates of events are extremely detailed with regards to both dictators.
Watching this DVD set "The Story of Fascism" is an educating experience, it does have the feel of a lecture rather than an emotive or dramtic documentary. This actually aids absorbtion of the wonderfully detailed and factual information without distractions of style.
The complex threads of Il Duchy and Italy are far less well known by most people than Hitlers rise to power. The coverage and perspective in this work of the many movements both politically and socially that arose in Italy; such as the "Futurists" in art and literature, provides an insight and giving a solid social context to Italian politics of the day and Mussolini. Truly excellent and informative production that is very watchable.
These days the word 'fascist' is trivalised and thrown around by anyone who doesn't subscribe to anothers opinion. A somewhat worrying modern attitude which shows there is a severe lack of understanding of what fascism is; how it rises, from where and what destruction for humanity fascism can wreak, though it is made very clear in this this engrossing series.
Ironically, this DVD Set is extremely pertinent contemporaneously, as globally we seems to be in a time-wharp socially and economically, not dissimilair to that which brought Fascism to such evil heights in the 30s & 40s.
Viewing SOF it is possible to appreciate how fertile ground provides the launch pad for cult figures to rise & sheds light on how autocratic dictatorships can come into being, rooted as they always are in preceding socially climatic contributing mechanisms and conditions.
The vintage footage of Il Duchy is fasinating and has probably only ever seen by relatively small audiences outside Italy. The footage, facts and dates of events are extremely detailed with regards to both dictators.
Watching this DVD set "The Story of Fascism" is an educating experience, it does have the feel of a lecture rather than an emotive or dramtic documentary. This actually aids absorbtion of the wonderfully detailed and factual information without distractions of style.
The complex threads of Il Duchy and Italy are far less well known by most people than Hitlers rise to power. The coverage and perspective in this work of the many movements both politically and socially that arose in Italy; such as the "Futurists" in art and literature, provides an insight and giving a solid social context to Italian politics of the day and Mussolini. Truly excellent and informative production that is very watchable.
29 of 33 people found the following review helpful
I have purchased many DVDs from Amazon re the Fascist era and World War 2, all of which have been very good. Not this one though. The commentary is dull and horribly incorrect in places. For example: Germany and her allies in World War 1 are referred to as the 'Axis Powers' rather than the 'Central Powers'. Various dates are wrong, the narrative is badly dubbed over pictorial images that often are completely out of sync with what is actually being said. For an idea of Fascism, there are many other DVDs on Amazon of far better quality than this one.
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