“The Cause of Fascism was the Capitalists”: Igor Bezinović on Fiume o morte!

In 1919, poet, playwright, aristocrat and nationalist Gabriele D’Annunzio led an expedition of disgruntled legionnaires from the Italian army to occupy the city of Fiume, now a part of Rijeka in modern-day Croatia. D’Annunzio’s irredentist conquest initially sought to reclaim the former Roman province of Dalmatia for the new state of Italy. D’Annunzio treated his occupation of Fiume with the same romanticism as his writing, even going so far as to obsessively have him and his men filmed and photographed to project a propagandistic ideal. These images, along with D’Annunzio’s continued popularity in Italy, have muddled history, with the event […] The post “The Cause of Fascism was the Capitalists”: Igor Bezinović on Fiume o morte! first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.

Apr 3, 2025 - 15:19

“The Cause of Fascism was the Capitalists”: Igor Bezinović on Fiume o morte!

Dressed in anachronistic Italian uniforms, a group of young men stare at their smartphones.

In 1919, poet, playwright, aristocrat and nationalist Gabriele D’Annunzio led an expedition of disgruntled legionnaires from the Italian army to occupy the city of Fiume, now a part of Rijeka in modern-day Croatia. D’Annunzio’s irredentist conquest initially sought to reclaim the former Roman province of Dalmatia for the new state of Italy. D’Annunzio treated his occupation of Fiume with the same romanticism as his writing, even going so far as to obsessively have him and his men filmed and photographed to project a propagandistic ideal. These images, along with D’Annunzio’s continued popularity in Italy, have muddled history, with the event […] The post “The Cause of Fascism was the Capitalists”: Igor Bezinović on Fiume o morte! first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.