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The Guide #177: Son of a Century is a gripping, timely series – and maybe the end of the antihero drama

In this week’s newsletter: Joe Wright’s show on the rise of Mussolini feels like the last of a breed centring morally dubious men

The Guardian - UK

Why I loved the new Mussolini drama – by an expert in Italian fascism

As a historian who has studied and taught courses on Italian fascism, I have spent many hours watching footage and listening to the speeches of dictator Benito Mussolini, who ruled over the country from 1922 to 1943.

The Conversation

‘Words lead to violence’: How a groundbreaking Mussolini drama examines the birth of fascism

IN FOCUS: Next month an epic eight-part biopic of the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini airs on Sky. Craig McLean visits the set in Rome and talks to those who worked on the project, including the British director Joe Wright, on the importance of understanding the man behind the bloodshed, why…

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Mussolini: Son Of The Century: release date, cast, plot, trailer and everything we know

Mussolini: Son Of The Century is a 1920s period drama with Luca Marinelli playing infamous Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.

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Roberto Saviano to appear at Frankfurt book fair despite Italy delegation’s snub

Gomorrah author and Meloni critic’s non-inclusion in Italy’s lineup angers writers amid claims of censorship

The Guardian - UK

‘I want the audience to be seduced’: Joe Wright on his Mussolini biopic

Atonement director hopes viewers get swept along by M: Son of the Century as ‘to demonise these characters absolves us of moral responsibility’

The Guardian - UK

Italian journalist ordered to pay €5,000 damages over Giorgia Meloni height jibe

Giulia Cortese convicted of defamation over two tweets that judge in Milan said amounted to ‘body shaming’

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‘Defending democracy is paramount’: Rula Jebreal warns against Meloni rule

The journalist, and critics, accuse the Italian PM of leading the country towards authoritarianism

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Giorgia Meloni’s Italy: the politics of ‘illiberal democracy’

Editorial: A strike by journalists at the state broadcaster sends a disturbing signal in one of the European Union’s most important member states

The Guardian - UK

Rai journalists strike over ‘suffocating control’ by Meloni’s government

Union calls for end to politicians’ interference in state broadcaster amid debate over censorship

The Guardian - UK

Italian author accuses state broadcaster of censorship of antifascist monologue

Outcry over cancellation of Antonio Scurati’s Rai talkshow appearance as note says move was taken ‘for editorial reasons’

The Guardian - UK

Why Italy is on verge of electing its first far-right leader since second world war

Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy draw on a vein of fascism in a country that – unlike Germany – has never had to confront its past

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