Riprese in Egitto. Missione archeologica italiana di Gebelein. Riprese realizzate da Padre Marzano tra il 21 e il 22 gennaio 1911
Shooting in Egypt. Italian archaeological delegation in Gebelein. Filming carried out by Padre Marzano between 21 and 22 January 1911(1911)
Lenght: 268m – Intertitles: Italian / English –



The film:

As early as the beginning of the 1900s Egypt had a special appeal to Europeans. This short collection looks at the country with a particular point of view: celebrating Italy’s presence there, especially its missionaries, and their alleged civilizing function.

This film is made from material that was shot in Egypt in the 1910s, presumably with the aim of promotion the work of ANSMI, the national association for the rescue of Italian missionaries.

One hypothesis is that these rare images are what remain of filming done for publicizing Italian missionary work abroad for the world fair held in Turin in 1911.

 

The film restoration:

The reconstruction has been carried out by the Museo Nazionale del Cinema di Torino in partnership with the Turin’s Museo Egizio, starting from unedited  fragments of negative and positive nitrate film belonging to the Museo del Cinema’s ‘Fondo Missioni’.

The reconstruction and the editing order has been made possible thanks to the assistance and the documents provided by  Turin’s Museo Egizio.

The project has been carried out within the L’Immagine Ritrovata film restoration labs in 2017.

 

Link Vimeo Cineteca MNC:

https://vimeo.com/398460022

 



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