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Inside Joe Wright’s Scarily Prescient Benito Mussolini Series ‘M. Son of the Century’
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Scott Roxborough
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Director Joe Wright's bold, stylistic adaptation of Mussolini's rise to power blends historical drama and contemporary political parallels in a gripping, unconventional eight-part series.
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- Luca Marinelli gives an electrifying performance as Mussolini, bringing the dictator's charisma and manipulation to life through intense to-camera monologues that aim to draw viewers into the allure of fascism.
- Wright employs a striking visual style, blending newsreel footage, back projection, and a hypnotic techno score by The Chemical Brothers, to create a jarring, experimental take on the origins of fascism that resonates with today's political climate.
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Joe Wright, Luca Marinelli, Benito Mussolini, Antonio Scurati, Stefano Bises, Davide Serino, George W. Bush, Tom Rowlands, Sky, Fremantle, Comcast, Cinecittà, Pathé, Small Forward Productions, Chemical Brothers, M. Son of the Century