We the Living
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We the Living is a 1942 Italian film adaptation of Ayn Rand’s novel, depicting life and individual struggle under Soviet totalitarianism.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian film
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film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Ayn Rand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | We the Living (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| censorshipStatus | subject to censorship in Fascist Italy ⓘ |
| centralConflict | heroine’s attempt to live as an individual in a collectivist state ⓘ |
| character |
Andrei Taganov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kira Argounova NERFINISHED ⓘ Leo Kovalensky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Jan Stallich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| depicts |
Soviet totalitarianism
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communist party apparatus in the USSR ⓘ |
| director | Goffredo Alessandrini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distribution | Scalera Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editingBy | Otello Colangeli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Cinecittà Studios
NERFINISHED
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Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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romantic drama film ⓘ war drama film ⓘ |
| hasVersion | Noi vivi / Addio Kira (two-part release) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
produced during World War II
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produced under Fascist Italy ⓘ |
| laterEditedAs | We the Living (1942–1943 Italian two-part film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
individual struggle under totalitarianism
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opposition to Soviet totalitarianism ⓘ |
| musicBy | Renzo Rossellini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | early screen adaptation of Ayn Rand’s work ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| portrays |
conflict between individual and state
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life under Soviet regime ⓘ |
| producer | Scalera Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Scalera Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSourceWork | 1936 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 170 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Aldo Vergano
NERFINISHED
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Goffredo Alessandrini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post-revolutionary Soviet Union ⓘ |
| stars |
Alida Valli
NERFINISHED
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Fosco Giachetti NERFINISHED ⓘ Rossano Brazzi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Noi vivi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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