Novecento in riva al mare | Riccione nel Ventennio negli cinegiornali dell'Istituto Luce
Edited by Gianfranco Miro Gori and Stefano Pivato, in dialogue with Marco Bertozzi and Andrea Tirincanti

The inauguration of the exhibition "Novecento in riva al mare" takes shape as a public and shared moment, with the participation of the authorities, institutional representatives and the realities that made its realisation possible. An inaugural talk that is not only an opening, but already the first traversal of the themes and outlook that guide the entire programme.

On Thursday 23 April, the focus of the meeting and screening is the documentation of the Istituto Luce, which constitutes the visual and interpretative core of the project. Research in the archives reveals newsreels and film material dedicated to the city during the Fascist period: images that not only narrate, but also construct a vision.

Through period sequences and newspaper reports, the way Riccione was portrayed in the regime's official films, between seaside tourism, urban transformation and propaganda narration is outlined. A view emerges that is both historical testimony and a device for constructing the imaginary.

The newsreels thus provide a precious trace of a decisive phase in which Riccione established itself as an emerging tourist resort, while Fascism used the cinema and the media to shape and disseminate a public narrative of the country.

Admission free while places last.

Marco Bertozzi is Professor of Cinema at the Iuav University of Venice, currently on secondment to the Beniamino Segre Interdisciplinary Linceo Centre of the Accademia dei Lincei in Rome. He is the author of essays on documentary cinema and of films presented at national and international festivals. He curated, with Studio Azzurro and others, the realisation of the Fellini Museum in Rimini.

Gianfranco Miro Gori is a poet, storyteller, and cinema expert. From 1999 to 2004 he was councillor for culture in the municipality of San Mauro Pascoli and mayor. For many years he has been the ANPI president of the province of Forlì-Cesena.
Stefano Pivato has taught Contemporary History at the Universities of Urbino and Trieste. A historian and essayist, collaborator of Rai Storia, he has dedicated several studies to the relationship between politics and imagination.

Andrea Tirincanti is an archaeologist and museum operator at the Museo del Territorio "Luigi Ghirotti" in Riccione. He is involved in enhancing the local historical-archaeological heritage, curating cultural activities, events and popularisation projects aimed at the public and schools.