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Mariute

1918 · 9 min Drama
5.0 / 10 · TMDB

The actress Francesca Bertini, as every diva worthy of her name, always arrives on the set extremely late. One day, in the studio, she happened to hear a colleague actor who, back from the front, tells about the brutalities suffered by the civilians in the occupied territories. At night, still troubled by that story, Bertini falls asleep and dreams: in her dream she plays the role of Mariute, a young Friulian countrywoman, mother of three kids waiting for her husband homecoming from the frontline. One day, while she is going to the well for water, she is assaulted and molested by three enemy soldiers. Her father-in-law will avenge her. In the meantime Bertini, waking up with a start, will arrive to work on time and she will end the film inviting the public to put their savings into the war bonds.

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📋 Film Details

Year 1918
Country Italy
Genre Drama
Director Edoardo Bencivenga
Runtime 9 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.0/10 (1 votes)

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The film constructs a layered narrative, exploring the permeable boundaries between reality, performance, and propaganda. It relies on the haunting dream sequence to channel the collective trauma of war through a deeply personal violation.

What lingers after the final, direct address is a potent dissonance between visceral horror and patriotic duty, a testament to cinema's early power to unsettle and mobilize. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Edoardo Bencivenga

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Watch in a contemplative silence, as both a silent-era drama and a seminal piece of meta-cinema.

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