Title:LA ACCION DEL FASCISMO PARA LA DEFENZA DE LA RAZA [Main Title]
Film Number:COI 7
Other titles:FASCISM'S WORK IN DEFENCE OF THE RACE [Translation]
Summary: (First part only of) A picture of the services provided by the Fascist government for the 'defence of the race' through the care and protection of pregnant women, mothers and infants.
Description: The services portrayed are ante-natal care (medical examination; special food vouchers and special canteens to ensure wholesome food); maternity hospitals (conveys impression of cleanliness and fresh air etc, efficient preparation for effortless deliveries); post natal care of the infants (medical treatment, play in beautiful nurseries, food); the provision of creches etc to enable mothers to continue their normal lives (examples at a textile factory, a country recreation centre, and a crêche and nursery for the children of agricultural workers); education (infants learn to read and write at a modern school; girls, as "the mothers of tomorrow" learn domestic science); dissemination of instruction (an 'Istituto Luce' mobile cinema sets up in a small village to show ALLE MADRI D'ITALIA, instructional film on baby care).
Alternative Title:FASCISM'S WORK IN DEFENCE OF THE RACE [Translation]
Production Details: Istituto Nazionale Luce, Rome (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:
Keywords: journalism and record, Italian - cameraman: mobile cinema (object name)
society, Italian - domestic (object name)
society, Italian - education (object name)
society, Italian - hygiene (object name)
Italy (geography)
Children (concept)
camera (concept)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: Italian
Title language: Italian
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 765 ft; Running time: 8 mins
