This chapter focuses on the role non-fiction cinema played in depicting the destruction caused by warfare and the effort of reconstruction. The basic assumption, which refers to the work of philosopher Michel de Certeau and social anthropologist Paul Connerton, is that urban space brings together two features: on the one hand, it is a built environment; on the other hand, its appropriation and experience create memory and identity. The postwar era set a major task for European nations: How to reconstruct urban environments and mend the social fabric? Focusing on examples from Italy, France, and Germany, this chapter discusses how non-fiction cinema contributed to promoting this endeavor and negotiated new urban spaces with reference to previous experience and traditions, in narrative and visual terms.

From Rubble to Ruins. War Destruction, Postwar Reconstruction, and Tamed Modernization

Francesco Pitassio
2024-01-01

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This chapter focuses on the role non-fiction cinema played in depicting the destruction caused by warfare and the effort of reconstruction. The basic assumption, which refers to the work of philosopher Michel de Certeau and social anthropologist Paul Connerton, is that urban space brings together two features: on the one hand, it is a built environment; on the other hand, its appropriation and experience create memory and identity. The postwar era set a major task for European nations: How to reconstruct urban environments and mend the social fabric? Focusing on examples from Italy, France, and Germany, this chapter discusses how non-fiction cinema contributed to promoting this endeavor and negotiated new urban spaces with reference to previous experience and traditions, in narrative and visual terms.
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