Post-War Venice

Site Visit

The Fortuny Factory, the Molino Stucky, and Sacca FisolaLink opens in a new window

Seminar Questions

• What were the most significant changes in Venice between 1945 and 1978?
• What factors shaped contemporary representations of Venice between 1945 and 1978?

Core Reading and Viewing

NB Each of you should read the chapter by Bosworth. Each of you should also read EITHER du Maurier OR Guggenheim OR Morris. Each of you should also watch the short documentary film La Città: La mort d'une civilisation urbaine, which has subititles in English.

• Bosworth, R.J.B., "Chapter 8: The Many Deaths of Post-War Venice, 1948–1978" in Italian Venice: A HistoryLink opens in a new window (New Haven, 2015)
• La Città: La mort d'une civilisation urbaineLink opens in a new window. Directed by Guido Vianello. 1974. [There are subtitles in English]
• du Maurier, Daphne, "Don't Look Now" in Don't Look Now and Other StoriesLink opens in a new window (London, 2006)
• Guggenheim, Peggy, Confessions of an Art AddictLink opens in a new window (London, 1997) [NB Read Chapters 7 and 8]
• Morris, Jan, VeniceLink opens in a new window, 3rd ed. (London, 1993) [NB Read the Foreword and choose and analyse TWO chapters]

Recommended Reading

See the Talis Reading ListLink opens in a new window.

Electronic Resources

The History of MestreLink opens in a new window

Industrial GiudeccaLink opens in a new window

Don't Look NowLink opens in a new window. Directed by Nicolas Roag. British Lion Films, 1973.

Peggy Guggenheim: Art AddictLink opens in a new window. Directed by Lisa Immordino Vreeland. Submarine Deluxe, 2015.

Venezia trent'anni dopo, 1966 - 1996Link opens in a new window. A UNESCO-produced film recording the great flood of 1966.

In addition, many short films and newsreels about Venice are available via the Archivio LuceLink opens in a new window and DocumentaliaLink opens in a new window. These include:

• Veneto. Il lavoroLink opens in a new window. Directed by Emilio Marsili. Bramini-Lucisano, 1953.
• Venezia dei venezianiLink opens in a new window. Directed by Alberto Passanti. Documento Film, 1962.
• La laguna di VeneziaLink opens in a new window. Directed by Mario Scolari, Centro di cinematografia Carlo Erba, 1963.
• Special Report: Mass Tourism or Class Tourism?Link opens in a new window Istituto Luce, 1964.

The Basilica di San Marco, November 1966