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In: | Panoptikum, 2017, 18 (25), S. 246-260 |
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Uniwersytet Gdański
Gdansk University |
Medientyp: | Artikel, E-Artikel |
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1730-7775 |
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veröffentlicht in: | Panoptikum |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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Kollektion: | CEEOL Central and Eastern European Online Library sid-53-col-ceeol |
The paper concentrates on two feature films based upon Henryk Sienkiewicz’s novel about ancient Rome – "Quo Vadis?" (dir. Enrico Guazzoni [1913]) and "Quo Vadis?" (dir. Gabriellino D’Annunzio, Georg Jacoby [1925]). Both films belong to the peplum genre, popular during the era of silent cinema. The paper reconstructs production circumstances of both films as well as their historical reception. It is argued that both films can be seen through the prism of socio-political contexts, including the colonial ambitions of the Italian state. |