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