In Alessandro Manzoni's The Column Of Infamy

In 1860 Alessandro Blasetti uses historical fiction to assist Mussolini in his effort to prop up the fascist regime of 1930s Italy. To do this Blasetti takes historical facts regarding the unification of Italy in the 1860s and contorts the history to romanticize it in such a way that manifests a strong sense of nationalism for fascist Italy. The film looks at the battles for Italian liberation from a strictly Italian perspective, hardly paying attention to the French and Austrian enemies of the north. Seemingly, in an effort to dehumanize the enemy, making them appear as more militant oppressors than humans. There is little regard to the intricacies involving the reasons for the war or for the complexities of the French, Austrian, and even Italian perspectives on having a unified Italy. In the Film the conquerors are thus …show more content…
He analyzes public opinion of the trials and the judges’ opinions of those on trial. He is able to collect information on what the common consensus was at the time and why so many figured those on trial to be guilty of witchcraft. Furthermore, Manzoni crafts his narrative around the idea that the witch trials were a massive failure and stain on Italy’s history. Foremost, because the judges to quickly presumed the accused guilty out of fear, and secondly the widespread panic of the masses at the time, regarding the fear of witchcraft. Manzoni’s views seem to match the zeitgeist of his era, which was far more progressive than in the 17th century. Furthermore,the populus was better educated than in the era in which the trials took place. As a result, Manzoni, Through articulating his argument and using logic to rationalize why the convicts did not receive a fair trial and why the decisions were also morally inept is able to formulate an argument that speaks to a large