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An elegiac and damning meditation on abuses of power and historical amnesia, this film records communist critic Franco Fortini reading excerpts of his book The Dogs of Sinai, which condemns capitalism and the state of Israel in the aftermath of the Six Day War while reflecting on his own Jewish heri...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Huillet, Danièle (Director), Straub, Jean-Marie (Director)
Format: Video
Language:Italian
Hebrew
Language Notes:In Italian and Hebrew with English subtitles.
Published: New York, NY : Grasshopper Film, 1976.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Israel-Arab War, 1967.
Fascism > Italy.
Italy > History > 20th century.
Experimental films.
Guerre israélo-arabe, 1967.
Fascisme > Italie.
Italie > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Experimental films
Fascism
Italy
1900-1999
Documentaries and Factual Films
documentary film.
Documentary films
History
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:An elegiac and damning meditation on abuses of power and historical amnesia, this film records communist critic Franco Fortini reading excerpts of his book The Dogs of Sinai, which condemns capitalism and the state of Israel in the aftermath of the Six Day War while reflecting on his own Jewish heritage.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed December 14, 2020).
Physical Description:1 online resource (87 minutes)
Playing Time:01:26:52