The Little World of the Past

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The Little World of the Past
Risorgimento
. Fogazzaro modelled the two protagonists after his parents.

Film adaptation

In 1941, during the

Fascist era, the novel was adapted into the film Piccolo mondo antico, directed by Mario Soldati and starring Alida Valli and Massimo Serato. The film was extremely popular, and came to be seen as a precursor of neorealism.[3]

References

  1. ^ Marrone p.746
  2. ^ Marrone p.746
  3. ^ Marrone p.747

Bibliography

  • Brand, Peter & Pertile, Lino. The Cambridge History of Italian Literature. Cambridge University Press, 1999.
  • Marrone, Gaetana. Encyclopedia of Italian Literary Studies: A-J. Taylor & Francis, 2007.