Homosexuality in the history of Italian cinema: from Neorealism to the 60s

INDEX:
00:00 - Introduction
00:30 - Homosexuality in Italy from the Unification of Italy to Fascism
01:08 -1938: homosexuals affected by the Provisions for the defense of the race
01:34 - Summer 1943 Ossessione by Luchino Visconti is released.
01:49 - The genesis of the film: Visconti and the editorial staff of the magazine "Cinema"
01:59 - From paper to screen: The Postman Always Rings Twice adaptation by James M. Cain
02:06 - The protagonists and the plot of the film with Massimo Girotti and Clara Calamai
02:18 - The Spaniard, played by Elio Marcuzzo.
02:33 - The first homoerotic scene of Italian cinema between Elio Marcuzzo and Massimo Girotti
02:59 - Ossessione watershed film between fascist and neorealist production
03:12 - Neorealism brings homosexual characters with negative connotations to the stage
03:26 - Rome, open city by Roberto Rossellini
03:33 - Major Bergman's effeminate character (Harry Feist)
03:42 - The first lesbian relationship in Italian cinema between Ingrid (Giovanna Galletti) and Marina (Maria Michi)
03:53 - Daniela/Lili Marlene of Vivi Gioi in Tragic Hunt by Giuseppe de Santis.
04:26 - The prison camp is a place pervaded by latent homosexuality
04:39 - The Wandering Jew (1948) by Goffredo Alessandrini
04:53 - Allusions and appreciations between the overseer and the prisoner.
05:03 - Women Without Names (1950) by Géza von Radványi and the investigation of lesbian relationships.
05:30 - The jealousy scene for the performance of Romeo and Juliet.
06:09 - The figure of the homosexual from the theatrical tradition, from the vaudeville and from the coffee concert to the comedy cinema.
07:00 - Carlo Dapporto ancient gay Roman in The firefighters of Viggiù (1949) by Mario Mattòli.
07:32 - Censorship attacks sketch "for crude homosexual accent".
07:38 - Totò and Mario Castellani in The Emperor of Capri by Luigi Comencini
08:06 - The reference to actor Memo Benassi
08:27 - Totò effeminate in Totò in color (1952) by Steno
08:45 - The stereotype par excellence: gays are French
09:00 - The character of Cheri (F. Fiorentini) in The holidays of Sor Clemente (1955) by Camillo Mastrocinque
09:32 - Always Fiorenzo Fiorentini, Franca Valeri's gay brother in Paris or dear (1962)
09:55 - Aldo Fabrizi in a homosexual club in Paris is always Paris (1951) by Luciano Emmer
10:22 - Walter Chiari kisses Aldo Fabrizi in I like me (1955) by Giorgio Bianchi
10:43 - The scandalous French Riviera (1959) by Vittorio Sala
10:57 - The director tries to seduce the unsuspecting Alberto Sordi
11:13 - The passionate dance in the moonlight between the director and Alberto Sordi
11:42 - Conclusion

[@PietroTrevisanEugania]

Finalmente. Era ora che si parlasse di questo argomento. Fra omosessualità e cultura italiana ci sono sempre stati grossi problemi e soprattutto grosse timidezze. Questo video un po' contrasta questo atteggiamento.

[@veronicava9274]

Ciao, sono appassionata di cinema anni 60 e 70 e poi qualcosa anni 80 e 90 (ma poco). Grazie per il video. Degli anni 40 e 50 conosco poco....

[@Duketributechannel]

Attendevo con ansia questa interessante disamina. Ma la omosessualita' e' solo maschile boys?

[@Zaju]

Sbaglio o c'era una sottotrama saffica già in "Roma Città Aperta"?

[@user-dd5jx9qe5e]

No mention of ' Il Mare ' directed by Patroni-Griffi circa 1962. Much more postive if that is at all possible in Italian films

[@luigiestatico3359]

Totò voleva occhio fino. 😊