Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
Release date: 2017-06-14
Votes: 4
Genres: Documentary, History
The story of Italian cinema under Fascism, a sophisticated film industry built around the founding of the Cinecittà studios and the successful birth of a domestic star system, populated by very peculiar artists among whom stood out several beautiful, magnetic, special actresses; a dark story of war, drugs, sex, censorship and tragedy.
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