“Democracy is so beautiful. It gives you so much freedom. Even the freedom to destroy it.”
Sky TV has released a teaser trailer for director Joe Wright’s upcoming series M: Son of the centurywhich offers a chilling look at the rise of fascism in Italy.
Wright is the same director who brought us Atonement AND The Darkest Hourand it looks like it’s going to be a great series!
The film is based on the novel of the same name by Antonio Scurati and analyses how democracy can lead to fascism.
M: Son of the century tells the story of “a nation fallen under the grip of dictatorship and the man who manipulated democracy to rise to power. Luca Marinelli plays Benito Mussolini in the new series entitled M – Son of the Century.
“M is based on the novel of the same name by Antonio Scurati, winner of the Strega Prize and an international bestseller, which traces the birth of fascism in Italy and the rise of Mussolini with an innovative approach.”
Wright spoke to Variety about the film, saying, “And the aesthetic is kind of a mashup of ’90s rave culture and Man with a Movie Camera.” [1929 seminal avant-garde doc]a great Ukrainian film. It’s Man with a Movie Camera and every gangster film you’ve ever seen.”
The series also features a techno soundtrack by Tom Rowlands, member of The Chemical Brothers. The film stars Luca Marinelli (The Eight Mountains, Martin Eden) like Mussolini with Francis Russian, Barbara Chichiarelli, Blessed Cimatti, Lorenzo Zurzolo, Gaetano BrunoAND Paul Pierbon.
This series will debut at the 2024 Venice Film Festival, coming soon. It will be streaming in 2025 on Sky TV. There is no information yet on a possible US release.
by Joey Fear
Source: Geek Tyrant
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