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proposal for documentary' who is a rebel- a story of the italian partisans, the rebels of the mountains''?

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The 'proposal'. It's really all in my 'head' but the basic principle is.... chats to 2 historians about the importance strategically of the Northern Italian 'rebel' strongholds of Ossola and Valsesia and of their 'people's' immense courage in the face of being occupied by nazi/fascist troops who were armed to the teeth, some original footage from the italian resistance and some guerrila style questionairre's of people's views in both Italy and Scotland on what being a 'rebel' is with a number of personal accounts by  'partisan groups' in Italy present day. I also want ' go into' how a major partisan like Cino Moscatelli from somewhere in the mountains near Switzerland and Sandro Pertini another localised major player from Northern Italy ,once considered 'rebels' after being imprisoned for 15 years were to become both the minister of defence and president of italy respectively and how they differed to those quiet unassuming 'rebels' , the unknown soldiers who died for liberty, some in foreign lands, some like the 'William Brown' who sadly missed in a Valsesian memorial along with his other POW soldiers died an Italian 'Rebel' & Scots regular soldier deciding to fight fascism along with his Italian Partisan comrades who were 'responsible' for shuttling most of his fellow POWs across the border where The Ossolan Republic had already set up communications with their embassies in Switzerland . Again compounding the original theme of 'Who , what is a 'rebel'? ...ie a teenager, Gandhi...Robert the Bruce, Robin Hood...the 'common' man and woman, the men from the factories, the working man, the simple infantry man like 'William Brown'?

I got access to all these historians and partisans, young and old. And I also got access to  the ANPI( association of italian partisans),the italian cultural institute in edinburgh, with a 'score' composed from local folk bands who sing 'valsesia' as well as the locals who will very happily burst into a rendition of Fischia Il Vento.I've also got a young lady who will talk about the contribution of many brave women partisans.

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• The idea is to make a trip to italy. I want to film the experience. A few things. ANPI glasgow is not political. it's about rememberance, forgiveness and humanitarian things. Its about what happened to ordinary hero rebels from the world over. It's about the peace process.

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      Sergio Porta

      Ciao Christian, c'e' solo il gruppo FB o c'e' proprio una sezione ANPI? Se c'e' mi vorrei iscrivere, come si fa?

      
      

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          Sergio Porta Beh intanto sono qui, grazie dell'accoglienza. Se c'e' una possibilità' di fare una sezione ANPI all'estero magari sarebbe bello. Ma non ho proprio idea se sia possibile. A presto!
          

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  Christian Zanone

  This guy was from Valsesia( where my dad's from and where i'm making my research public for a documentary 'alledgedly!!) 'He was responsible for a lot of good in the italian resistance. This guy was a total legend. He practically set up the 'Committee National Liberation', arranged for the roadblocks around the lakes which stopped mussolini geting over the brenner pass, made 100% pickups of weapons dropped by the SAS and arranged for the handover of prisoners as well as heading a task force which saved hundreds of allied prisoners of soldiers lives.
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      Christian Zanone His name was Vincenzo Moscatelli and he like his comrade Sandro Pertini who died in Valsesia were to become both the president and minister of defence respectively.
      

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      Christian Zanone Nom di Guerre-'Cino'. He and his commander, nom di guerre' Ciro' were responsible for the CNL and the roadblocks that more or less ended the Republic of Salo and Mussolini'd reign.
      
      

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  Christian Zanone

  Ok folks. The academic and historian alessandro orsi is going to be my main interviewee in a documentary about pows and the italian partisans who fought 7 german divisions and the valsesi and ossolan brigades that put the roadblocks down which stopped mussolini getting over the brenner pass. These partisans were the BEST. Get it? It was like a communist cosa nostra. do you get this? Its still like this. Want to find out more? Free accomadation in Italy. I'm looking for a writer and researcher.We are going to meet with Beth at Gmac if interested

  Christian Zanone changed the group description to "The idea is to make a trip to italy. I want to film the experience. A few things. ANPI glasgow is not political. it's about rememberance, forgiveness and humanitarian things. Its about what happened to ordinary hero rebels from the world over.".
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  Brits and Antipodeans died fighting the Nazi-fascists in Italy near the Italian Swiss Border. Around 450 POWS were saved by being given safe passage across to the relative safety of Switzerland in the Val Sesia area and all were saved by Italian Partisans.One such youngster was my Grandfather who witnessed at close the nazi lynchings, torture and scorched earth policy of both the German army and the italian squadristi of the 'Tagliament0' regiment. Some died along with their partisan colleagues( along with atleast 200 italian partisans) in hand to hand combat in an area only 20km squared. 'William' the scottish partisan died along with some British comrades a few miles from my fathers village and one day Im going to tell his story on film. I'm the only Scottish prescence in the ASSOCIATION OF ITALIAN PARTISANS. So if this of any interest to you please join this group. These people died for a good cause. — with Christian Zanone.