The “man who didn’t change history” was a university professor: Ranuccio Bianchi Bandinelli, esteemed Italian scholar of Roman art, a founding father of modern archaeology and staunchly anti-fascist. Things came to a head over Hitler’s famous journey to Italy in 1938, when Bandinelli was invited to accompany Mussolini and the Führer, serving as tour guide and interpreter at the museums and archaeological sites, face to face with the two dictators for four whole days. He soon realised that history was offering him an amazing opportunity: he could stop them for good if he wanted…
Directed by Enrico Caria, 2016.
Lunedì al Cinema (Monday at the Cinema) is a series of screenings dedicated to Italian contemporary cinema, presented in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. All the films are shown at the IIC in Italian with English subtitles. Free admission.
