Editing Cinema of Italy (section)

==== Social and political cinema (1960s–1970s) ====
The auteur cinema of the 1960s continues its path by analyzing distinct themes and problems. A new authorial vision is emancipated from the surreal and existential veins of Fellini and Antonioni which sees cinema as an ideal means of denouncing corruption and malfeasance,<ref>For a continuation of this kind in the 2000s, see "[https://www.radioradicale.it/scheda/507445/cinema-cinema-la-tenerezza-di-gianni-amelio Cinema & cinema: "La tenerezza" di Gianni Amelio]", according to which "The tenderness" of Amelio "refers to the whole of Italy affected by corruption inveterate by frustrations without escape from racist hatred: it refers to that sense of death, of paralysis, of the lack of ideal perspectives, which Italian films have incessantly recorded for years ".</ref> both in the political system and in the industrial world. Thus was born the structure of the investigative film which, starting from the neorealist analysis of the facts, added to them a concise critical judgment, with the manifest intent of shaking the consciences of public opinion. This typology deliberately touches upon burning issues, often targeting the established power, with the intent of reconstructing a historical truth that is often hidden or denied.<ref name = "cp" >{{cite web|url=http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/politico_(Enciclopedia-del-Cinema)/|title=Il Cinema Politico – Treccani |access-date=5 January 2022|language=it}}</ref>
[[File:Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto (film).jpg|thumb|left|[[Gian Maria Volonté]] and [[Florinda Bolkan]] in ''[[Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion]]'' by [[Elio Petri]] (1970)]]

The precursor of this way of understanding the director's profession was [[Francesco Rosi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.davinotti.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=145|title=Il Cinema Politico - Il Davinotti|access-date=10 November 2015|language=it}}</ref> In 1962 he inaugurated the investigation film project retracing, through a series of long [[Flashback (narrative)|flashback]]s, the life of the homonym Sicilian criminal in the film ''[[Salvatore Giuliano (film)|Salvatore Giuliano]]''. The following year he directed [[Rod Steiger]] in ''[[Hands over the City]]'' (1963), in which he courageously denounced the collusion existing between the various organs of the State and the building exploitation in Naples. The film was awarded the [[Golden Lion]] at the [[Venice Film Festival]].

One of Francesco Rosi's most famous films of denunciation is ''[[The Mattei Affair]]'' (1972), a rigorous documentary into the mysterious disappearance of [[Enrico Mattei]], manager of [[Eni]], a large Italian state group. The film won the [[Palme d'Or]] at the [[Cannes Film Festival]]. It became (together with the tight ''[[Illustrious Corpses]]'' (1976)) a true model for similar denunciation films produced both in Italy and abroad. Famous films of denunciation by [[Elio Petri]] are ''[[The Working Class Goes to Heaven]]'' (1971), a corrosive denunciation of life in the factory (winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes) and ''[[Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion]]'' (1970). The latter (accompanied by the incisive soundtrack by [[Ennio Morricone]]) is a dry psychoanalytic thriller centred on the aberrations of power, analyzed in a pathological key.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Dizionario dei film 2011|first=Paolo|last=Mereghetti|author-link=Paolo Mereghetti|publisher= B.G Dalai editore|year= 2011|isbn=978-88-6073-626-0|page= 1654|language=it}}</ref> The film obtained a wide consensus, winning the [[Academy Award for Best International Feature Film]] the following year.

Arguments related to civilian cinema can be found in the work of [[Damiano Damiani]], who with ''[[The Day of the Owl (film)|The Day of the Owl]]'' (1968) enjoyed considerable success. Other feature films include, ''[[Confessions of a Police Captain]]'' (1971), ''[[The Case Is Closed, Forget It]]'' (1971), ''[[How to Kill a Judge]]'' (1974) and ''[[I Am Afraid]]'' (1977). Also [[Pasquale Squitieri]] for the film ''[[Il prefetto di ferro]]'' (1977) and [[Giuliano Montaldo]], who after some experiences as an actor, staged some historical and political films such as ''[[The Fifth Day of Peace]]'' (1970), ''[[Sacco & Vanzetti (1971 film)|Sacco & Vanzetti]]'' (1971) and ''[[Giordano Bruno (film)|Giordano Bruno]]'' (1973). Also [[Nanni Loy]] for the film ''[[In Prison Awaiting Trial]]'' (1971) starring [[Alberto Sordi]].