The Smile of the Leader

(2011)

★ 5.8 IMDb · 7 votes

Genres: Documentary, History

Year: 2011

Runtime: 75 мин

Country: Italy

Director: Marco Bechis

Cast: Бенито Муссолини

Plot

Using astounding footage from the Luce archives (newsreels, but also true films) Il sorriso del capo/The Smile of the Leader shows how propaganda works, presents everyday life in its most revealing details, and describes a country's "education". Marco Bechis explores the feeling of consensus: he tells us where it originates, what tools are used to spread it, how it is opposed. The thread running through the film is a voice, enigmatic until the end, narrating in the first person what it is like to grow up under fascism.