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La scelta di Maria

2021 · 90 min Documentary History
7.2 / 10 · TMDB

Archival footage, interviews, and animation intertwine to trace the journey of Italy's 'Unknown Soldier'. The film meticulously reconstructs the events leading to the solemn burial at the Altar of the Fatherland in Rome in 1921. Through personal accounts, frontline letters, and state documents, it explores how an individual sacrifice was transformed into a national symbol meant to unite a country still healing from World War I. The collaboration with the Ministry of Defense and historical institutes allows the filmmakers to reveal both the grandeur of the state ceremony and the quiet, enduring grief of families who never learned where their sons finally rested.

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Year 2021
Genre Documentary, History
Director Francesco Miccichè
Runtime 90 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.2/10 (9 votes)

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'La scelta di Maria' is a poignant meditation on memory, mourning, and the construction of national identity. It masterfully contrasts the orchestrated pageantry of the state with the raw, private sorrow it sought to channel and consecrate.

What lingers after the credits is the profound weight of that singular, random choice—the selection of one body to represent all—and the haunting silence of the countless others left unnamed. It's a powerful reminder of the stories absorbed by the symbols we rally around. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Francesco Miccichè

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Solemn reverence, illuminated by flickering archival light and the quiet of history.

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