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The Centennial of Tonino Guerra, 1920–2020
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Abstract

This article examines the interrelationship of the kite fable and island fable, both written by Tonino Guerra, in the film . It highlights how both fables showcase Guerrian issues and motifs, such as holism and collectivity. In the first part of the article, I trace the genesis and transformation of Guerra’s tale (‘The kite’) in . I show that Guerra’s utopic tone contrasts with the dystopian aura of Antonioni’s Ravenna. Then, I demonstrate that, although the kite tale was discarded from the filmed version of , visual remnants are still present, and thus the story can be read as central to the film. In the final section, I draw connections between Guerra’s kite fable and island fable demonstrating that, in the latter, Guerra’s utopian world-view is distinctly ‘Antonionized’.

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Weaving hope: Tonino Guerra, fables and utopian holism in Red Desert
Journal of Italian Cinema & Media Studies 11, 61 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1386/jicms_00157_1
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Keyword(s): dystopia; environmental degradation; holism; L’aquilone; Michelangelo Antonioni; modernity; Tonino Guerra

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