Author: Steno; edited by Tullio Kezich

Year: 2017

Pages: 191

Publisher: Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia; Rubbettino

ISBN: 9788849851144

Description

The publication of the new edition of Sotto le stelle del ’44, edited by the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, falls on the 100th anniversary of Steno’s birth and well-nigh the 33rd anniversary of his death. After his departure, the work of this craftsman of humour was unanimously re-evaluated by critics, also on a cultural basis. This diary is a prime example of a clear vision of what was happening in our country on the eve of a new era ̶ that of freedom and of the end of the fascist dictatorship. Steno already saw its weak points, intercepted likely ideological shortcuts and wrote, with disenchanted humour, a comedy script predicting the coming years. After all, the strength of a true humourist consists in conceiving, five minutes before everybody else, the ridiculous lurking just around the corner.