Sperduti nel buio: storia di un film che c'era e non si trova più, e di un cinema che non c'era ma che si voleva fare a tutti i costi

AdocumentarywhichtracesboththehistoryoftheItalianCinecitta,forcedtorelocatefromRometoVenicein1943,aswellasthefateofItalian(aswellasforeign)filmsoriginallystoredattheCentroSperimentalediCinematografiabutremovedtoNaziGermanyandsenttoavaultoftheGermanReichsfilmarchiv,wheretheywerelostattheendofWorldWarII.<br/>　　Translatedfrom<ahref=&quot;https://www.douban.com/link2/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsperdutinelbuio.com&link2key=de6ed9af07&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;>http://sperdutinelbu<wbr/>io.com</a>:<br/>　　&quot;Intheautumnof1943atrainloadedwithfilmandfilmequipmentleavesfromRomeforVenice,withtheaimofrebuildingItaliancinemaproductioninthenewly-established'RepublicofSalo'.ThetrainstopsonlyinPrague,thefascistsprotest,theGermansallowtherecoveryofthematerialandfinallyintheheartofthelagoonofVeniceanewcinemavillageisborn,setupintheGiardinidellaBiennale,withtheScaleraFilmStudioparticipatinginthisrebirthbybuildingnewstudiosontheislandofGiudecca.<br/>　　Thetrain,however,doesnotbringbackthefilms.ManyItalianfilms,manyinuniquecopies,arenolongerthere.TheseincludeLostintheDark[SPERDUTINELBUIO],asilentfilmof1914,consideredtheprecursorofItalianNeorealism.<br/>　　DenisLotti,auniversityresearcher,abletomoveinthemostdustyandobscurecinematheques,hasdecidedtogetonthetrailofthesemissingfilmsinordertoreturntoItaliancinemaoneofitsmostimportantfilmsandoneofitsleastknownepisodes.&quot;