Is the cinematic newsreel the strongest weapon? The "Luce" newsreel reception during fascism

  • Carlota Coronado Ruiz Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Keywords: Nonfiction films, propaganda, newsreels, Italy, fascism

Abstract

The Luce newsreel was a fascist-pivotal propaganda instrument. Mussolini thought movies were the strongestweapon; however, the efficiency of cinematographic propaganda on people did not work as well as expected,especially nonfiction. This article intends to value, through oral testimonies, the influence of Lucenewsreel on the Italian population during fascism, the degree of truth of film news, and which of those piecesof news were more repeated, as well as the influence of the Italian and its leader image on the collective mind.

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Coronado Ruiz C. (2016). Is the cinematic newsreel the strongest weapon? The "Luce" newsreel reception during fascism. Área Abierta. Revista de comunicación audiovisual y publicitaria, 16(3), 51-65. https://doi.org/10.5209/ARAB.53657
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