The Smile of the Leader (2011)
Using astounding footage from the Luce archives (newsreels, but also true films) Il sorriso del capo/The Smile of the Leader shows how propaganda works, presents everyday life in its most revealing details, and describes a country's "education". Marco Bechis explores the feeling of consensus: he tells us where it originates, what tools are used to spread it, how it is opposed. The thread running through the film is a voice, enigmatic until the end, narrating in the first person what it is like to grow up under fascism.
- Released
- 2011-11-27
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Runtime
- 75 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Marco Bechis, Marco Bechis, Gigi Riva
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 from 7 votes