Eternal Rome, 1940 film announcing the restoration of imperial greatness w. TRIUMPH OF THE WILL feel

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This propaganda film was produced in 1940 around the time of the Italian invasion of France which took place on June 10. This film was intended to document and, produced with English subtitles, announce to the world Fascist Italy's return to imperial greatness. Rome's most famous historical sights are shown in combination with the new fascist locations of importance and obvious associations are made between Mussolini and the great Roman emperors.

The film has a similar look and feel to Leni Riefenstahl's 1935 propaganda masterpiece Triumph of the Will (Triumph des Willens) which is certainly no coincidence. These are the English subtitles to the sights visited in the film:

Rome, the Eternal City, where legend and history blend.

Emperor Hadrian's Tomb on the River Tiber.

The Capitol and massive statue of Marcus Aurelius.

The Colosseum, the most imposing ruin in all the world.

The new Mussolini Forum at the Farnesina.

St. Peter's in the heart of the Eternal City.

St. Johns - The Cathedral of Rome.

The Tomb of Italy's Unknown Soldier.

Mussolini orates in the Square of Piazza Venezia.

Piazza del Popolo and St. Mary's Church.

World famous Fountain of Trevi.

The Miniature Pyramid of Caio Pesto.

Trinità Dei Monti and nearby markets.

The Triumphal Arch of Titus.

The New and the Old

Plaza Esedra and the Naiad's Fountain

Rome's fashionable boulevards and busy streets.

Palace of Justice

The illumination of St. Peter's honoring a Saint.

Down through the centuries all roads have led to Rome, rich in tradition, art and literature.