A fascinating documentary that presents the story of the writer's life, and examines the social and political events that influenced their works. Italian writer Alberto Moravia (1907-1990), pseudonym of Alberto Pincherle, ... more »was born in Rome. As a youth, while recovering from tuberculosis, he began writing about the moral difficulties of people socially alienated and trapped by circumstances. A stark, realistic style characterizes his work, and his first novel, Time Of Indifference (1929), brought him immediate fame in Italy. The novel, The Fancy Dress Party (1941), a satire on the World War II Fascist leaders, was suppressed, and Moravia later went into hiding. His postwar writings include Two Adolescents (1944), The Woman of Rome (1947) and A Ghost at Noon (1954), dealing with marriage and married love. In his most famous work, Two Women (1957), he drew upon his own wartime experience to relate a story of two Italian refugees. The Empty Canvas (1960) deals with the hopelessness of modern humanity, and The Lie (1965) with the plight of a novelist. Later works include the political allegories Time of Desecration (1978), about the pathology of terrorism; and 1934 (1982), ostensibly the story of an encounter between a young Italian anti-Fascist and a German girl. Erotic Tales (1983) is a collection of 20 of Moravia?s short stories.« less
Genres:Educational, Documentary Sub-Genres:Educational, Biography Studio:Kultur Video Format:DVD - Color DVD Release Date: 07/25/2006 Release Year: 2006 Run Time: 0hr 45min Screens: Color Number of Discs: 1 SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Languages:English