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.Brunetta p.76 Corrando D’Errico came into the public eye at the end of the 1920s as a creator of experimental plays and city symphonies that employ a

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mentality. Throughout his career, D'Errico directed 11 feature-length films across the adventure, comedy, and neorealist drama genres. His work is a testament to the intersectionality of propaganda, spectacle, and entertainment. Beyond his work as a filmmaker, D’Errico was a journalist for a fascist newspaper and was well connected with many of the party's high profile officials. His party connections allowed him take a role within the State secretary of Press and Propaganda as a member of Mussolini’s press office.

Selected filmography

Director

* '' Stramilano'' (1929), short *''Ritmi di stazione'' (1933), short * '' Golden Arrow'' (1935) *'' La Gazza Ladra'' (1934), shortRhythms of Visions. Three experimental films by Corrado D’Errico, in New Paths on Italian Experimental Moving Image
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'' (1937) * '' All of Life in One Night'' (1938) * '' Star of the Sea'' (1938) * ''

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'' (1939) * '' Trial and Death of Socrates'' (1939) * '' Captain Tempest'' (1942) * '' The Lion of Damascus'' (1942)

Screenwriter

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'' (1937) * '' The Faceless Voice'' (1939)

References

Bibliography

* Brunetta, Gian Piero. ''The History of Italian Cinema: A Guide to Italian Film from Its Origins to the Twenty-first Century''. Princeton University Press, 2009.

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* 1902 births 1941 deaths 20th-century Italian screenwriters Italian film directors Writers from Rome Italian male screenwriters 20th-century Italian male writers {{Italy-film-bio-stub