VENICE 2022 Giornate degli Autori
Mark Cousins • Director of The March on Rome
"Cinema has told many lies from the very beginning, but this film is also a celebration of good cinema"
by Vittoria Scarpa, Emanuele Basso
VENICE 2022: On the centenary of the event that marked the start of the fascist regime in Italy, the director's new documentary reflects on the manipulation of reality through images
We spoke to Northern Irish director Mark Cousins about his new documentary, The March on Rome [+see also:
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film profile], which, on the centenary of the event that marked the start of the fascist regime in Italy, reflects on the manipulation of reality through images. It was screened as a special opening event, out of competition, in the 19th Giornate degli Autori at Venice.