Photographic journey through Italy's post-war rebirth at Museo di Roma

The exhibition 'Il sorpasso. Quando l’Italia si mise a correre, 1946-1961' at the Museo di Roma in Rome explores Italy's social and economic transformation after World War II. Curated by Enrico Menduni and Gabriele D’Autilia, the show features photographs from the Istituto Luce archive and other sources, juxtaposing works by renowned photographers like Gianni Berengo Gardin, Fulvio Roiter, Cecilia Mangini, Italo Zannier, and Gordon Parks with anonymous images. The title references Dino Risi's 1962 film 'Il Sorpasso', a symbol of the era. Menduni emphasizes the exhibition's optimism for younger generations, while Istituto Luce-Cinecittà president Roberto Cicutto calls it a 'great lie' akin to cinema, using the car as a device to bring people together. D’Autilia describes it as an anthropological show centered on the Italian people rather than Italy itself. The exhibition runs at the Museo di Roma, covering labor struggles, cultural revolutions, infrastructure development, and the rise of cinema and television.