Ritratti: Luigi Meneghello
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Overview
Marco Paolini interviews Luigi Meneghello about growing up under fascism, his involvement with the Italian resistance movement, his later self-exile, acclaimed literary work and its relationship with dialect.
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Runtime
60 min
Release Date
2002-09-01
Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
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Luigi Meneghello
Self
Marco Paolini
Self
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