
This short documentary explores the world of Italian photo comics (fumetti), focusing on the models who posed as romantic heroes and heroines for popular illustrated stories. By contrasting their staged screen personas with their everyday lives, the film offers an observational look at a mass-culture phenomenon in postwar Italy.
Release Date: 5/1/1949
Runtime: 11 minutes
Languages: Italian
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
00Companies: Filmus (IT), Edizioni Fortuna
Countries: Italy
Sandro Ruffini
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)