Sky Arte Film Traverses Italian History Through War Diaries and Folk Songs
On Sunday, April 18, Sky Arte will broadcast 'Scherza con i fanti,' a film directed by Gianfranco Pannone and Ambrogio Sparagna. This tragicomic narrative delves into Italian history, emphasizing military connections through folk music and four distinct war diaries. The accounts include a Lombard soldier linked to a massacre, a driver from Viterbo in Ethiopia, a young female partisan, and a Neapolitan sergeant engaged in peacekeeping efforts. Featuring music by Ambrogio Sparagna and archival clips from Archivio storico Luce, the film highlights military cemeteries and shrines. Accompanying visuals of destruction and aspirations for peace are testimonies from Ferruccio Parazzoli and Francesco De Gregori's 'San Lorenzo.'
Key facts
- Film 'Scherza con i fanti' by Gianfranco Pannone and Ambrogio Sparagna
- Airs on Sky Arte on Sunday, April 18
- Tragicomic journey through recent Italian history
- Spans from Italian unification to present
- Features four war diaries: Lombard soldier at Pontelandolfo, Viterbo driver in Ethiopia, young bourgeois partisan, Neapolitan Navy sergeant in Kosovo
- Includes folk songs by Ambrogio Sparagna
- Uses footage from Archivio storico Luce
- Features testimony from Ferruccio Parazzoli and music by Francesco De Gregori
Entities
Artists
- Gianfranco Pannone
- Ambrogio Sparagna
- Ferruccio Parazzoli
- Francesco De Gregori
Institutions
- Sky Arte
- Archivio storico Luce
- Artribune
Locations
- Pontelandolfo
- Campania
- Italy
- Viterbo
- Ethiopia
- Parma
- La Spezia
- Naples
- Kosovo
- Piazzale Loreto