In his trademark subjective style Cousins uses archive and contemporary footage to show the dictator’s dishonesty and brutality
Mark Cousins’s dynamic and entirely arresting documentary essay, with his distinctive collage of photos, clips and narrative voiceover, returns us to the grisly founding myth of European fascism for its 100th birthday: Benito Mussolini’s March on Rome in 1922: his ragged march of blackshirts from Naples to the capital.
On their arrival, and in the face of the marchers’ supposed fascist might, Italy’s abysmal King Victor Emmanuel III simply outdid Chamberlain in timidity, overruled his prime minister Luigi Facta and installed Mussolini instead, so that no actual coup d’état was required. It is on loss-of-nerve moments like that that history turns, and Cousins rightly juxtaposes it with America’s Capitol riots, which did not result in the neo-squadristi concession that Donald Trump was hoping to force.
Cousins...
Mark Cousins’s dynamic and entirely arresting documentary essay, with his distinctive collage of photos, clips and narrative voiceover, returns us to the grisly founding myth of European fascism for its 100th birthday: Benito Mussolini’s March on Rome in 1922: his ragged march of blackshirts from Naples to the capital.
On their arrival, and in the face of the marchers’ supposed fascist might, Italy’s abysmal King Victor Emmanuel III simply outdid Chamberlain in timidity, overruled his prime minister Luigi Facta and installed Mussolini instead, so that no actual coup d’état was required. It is on loss-of-nerve moments like that that history turns, and Cousins rightly juxtaposes it with America’s Capitol riots, which did not result in the neo-squadristi concession that Donald Trump was hoping to force.
Cousins...
- 8/31/2022
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.