La rabbia

La Rabbia Anger is an Italian documentary film produced by Gastone Ferranti and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini in the first half and by Giovannino Guareschi in the second half.

The film came out in 1963, but it was withdrawn from theatres just a few weeks later. The reason for this disappearance is not clear, however it might be conjectured that the victory of reactionary writer Guareschi was feared to cause such a scandal to bring about Ferrantis financial ruin. Pasolinis half had a limited circulation in later years, while Guareschis half disappeared completely.It was not until the 65th Venice Film Festival to see Pasolinis film being brought back into the light, restored and in an extended directors cut version. Giuseppe Bertolucci, the director of the restoration project, justified the absence of Guareschis half by defining his statements on decolonization and on the Algerian War intolerable. At the time Bertolucci was also the head of the committee for the celebrations of the centennial of Guareschis birth following his declarations, he obviously had to resign.1 Once the controversy blew over, Rage was shown at the Fiuggi Family Festival the following year, with both Guareschis and Pasolinis part, to great acclaim of the public. ........

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