Luigi Einaudi. Diario dell’esilio svizzero

Luigi Einaudi. Diary of Exile
Luigi Einaudi. Notizen aus dem Schweizer Exil
Luigi Einaudi. Le journal de l'exil suisse

Switzerland, August 2000
FILM, Documentary, 73 min.

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directed by
Villi Hermann
Written by
Villi Hermann
Status
In distribution
Website
www.imagofilm.ch

On the 8th of September 1943, Luigi Einaudi (1874-1961), future first president of the Italian Republic, abandoned Turin, which was occupied by the Wehrmacht, and fled to Switzerland. It was “the flight of the people in the face of the barbarians”, he wrote in his Diary of Exile. Taking this as a starting point, Villi Hermann interviews those individuals still alive (Swiss, Italians, soldiers, partisans and Jews) who provide an account of this troubled period from an unusual perspective.


L' 8 settembre 1943, Luigi Einaudi (1874-1961), futuro primo presidente della Repubblica Italiana, abbandona Torino occupata dalla Wehrmacht e raggiunge la Svizzera. È «la fuga del popolo dinanzi al barbaro», scrive Luigi Einaudi nel suo Diario dell'esilio. Utilizzando stralci del Diario, Villi Hermann dà la parola alle persone ancora in vita (svizzeri e italiani, militari e partigiani e ebrei), e delinea così un ritratto del periodo, visto da una prospettiva inedita.

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World Premiere
August 2000
Original Version
Italian,  colour, Digi Beta, 73 min.
Production
Imagofilm Lugano, RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera
Producer
directed by
Villi Hermann
Written by
Villi Hermann
Cinemato­graphy
Hans Stürm
Editing
Gianni Schmidhauser
Location Sound Mix
Villi Hermann

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