The real masterpiece, among these early works by Risi, is certainly 1848 . Made to order for the centenary of the Milan uprising against Austrian rule, the film opens with a group of soldiers apathetically attending the dress rehearsal for a ballet at La Scala. Who knows if Visconti remembered it for the opening of Senso at the Fenice in Venice - when he certainly had in mind a little film directed by Corrado D'Errico in 1941, La Compagnia della teppa , in which a group insurgents use a Rossini premiere at La Scala to launch leaflets against the Napoleonic occupation.
Released: Sep 01, 1948
Runtime: 11 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Lucia Bosè
Crew: Gigi Martello (Producer), Massimo Dallamano (Director of Photography), Franco Cancellieri (Production Manager), Ennio Gerelli (Conductor), Ugo Dell'Ara (Choreographer), Felice Lattuada (Original Music Composer)