H2S (film)

H2S
Poster
Directed byRoberto Faenza
Screenplay byRoberto Faenza
StarringDenis Gilmore,[1] Carole André
Music byEnnio Morricone
Release date
  • September 5, 1969 (1969-09-05)
Running time
88 minutes[2]
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

H2S is a 1969 Italian dystopian-science-fiction film directed by Roberto Faenza. Although filmed in 1968[3] and officially released in 1969,[4] the film was immediately banned in Italy, to be distributed only in 1971.[5][6] Set in the near future, it portrays a student revolt in a dictatorship.

Cast

Production

The film is Faenza's second feature; H2S was filmed in 1969.[7] His next film, Forza Italia!, would only be released in 1977.[8]

Reception

Due to repeated censorship issues,[9] the film was only distributed in 1971, attracting little attention at the time.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Rediscovering a Banned Sci-Fi Allegory: Interview with Actor Denis Gilmore about Roberto Faenza's H2S". Irenebrination: Notes on Architecture, Art, Fashion, Fashion Law & Technology. Archived from the original on 2023-06-13. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  2. ^ H 2 S (in Italian), archived from the original on 2023-06-13, retrieved 2023-06-13
  3. ^ Mari, Pauline; Delot, Sébastien; Trudel, Dominique (2018). Nicolas Schöffer: espace, lumière, temps (in French). Mercatorfonds. ISBN 978-94-6230-196-2. Archived from the original on 2024-02-04. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  4. ^ "H2S". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on 2023-11-07. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  5. ^ Brioni, Simone; Comberiati, Daniele (2020-02-20). Ideologia e rappresentazione: Percorsi attraverso la fantascienza italiana (in Arabic). Mimesis. ISBN 978-88-575-6657-3. Archived from the original on 2024-02-04. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  6. ^ moderne (France), Musée national d'art (2016). Cahiers du Musée national d'art moderne (in French). Centre Georges Pompidou. ISBN 978-2-84426-768-9. Archived from the original on 2024-02-04. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  7. ^ "Cinematografo: Cast". www.cinematografo.it. Archived from the original on 2023-08-04. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  8. ^ "Roberto Faenza". Festival du Film Italien de Villerupt (in French). Archived from the original on 2023-08-04. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  9. ^ Cinema nuovo (in Italian). Edizione Dedalo. 1969. Archived from the original on 2024-02-04. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  10. ^ "H2S". www.fantafilm.net. Archived from the original on 2023-04-24. Retrieved 2023-06-13.


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