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Article: Millicent Marcus. Italian Film In the Shadow of Auschwitz.(Book review)
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- Italica
- Article date:
- December 22, 2008
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Millicent Marcus. Italian Film In the Shadow of Auschwitz. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007. A DVD of the short film, "'43-'98" by Ettore Scola is included with the book.
In this well thought out analysis of the representation of the Holocaust in Italian film, Millicent Marcus has taken on a formidable challenge. She asks why it is that after decades of relative silence, Italians are finally ready to examine and even confront the role of Italy in the Holocaust more directly. In order to answer this question, she must delve deeply into some troubled waters, including the mythologizing that went on for decades after the war regarding Italy's role in the ...