The Days of Brescia, 1974 (16mm positive, 2K/Sound scan)

Location: Brescia, Italy Naples, Italy Bologna, Italy Rome, Italy Creator: Luigi Perelli The documentary - made immediately after the massacre that took place in Piazza della Loggia on the morning of May 28, 1974 - is first and foremost a reconstruction of the episodes preceding the attack. Then the film becomes news, through photographic materials and shots on the places; the unitary trade union rally, the explosion of the bomb, the dead and the wounded, mourning and anger. So, the popular reaction and the anti-fascist mobilization in Brescia for the funeral, with the presence of all citizens, delegations coming from all over Italy, trade union and political leaders: the President of the Republic, Giovanni Leone, Enrico Berlinguer, Luigi Longo, Luciano Lama, Bruno Trentin, Luigi Macario, Mariano Rumor, Nilde Iotti. 01. Headlines against a background of newspaper headlines that report the news of the bomb that exploded in Brescia 02. Photographs and footage of the trade union rally that was taking place on the morning of the massacre. Overviews of the crowd of workers, PP on the faces. PP of the faces of young neo-fascists; images of right-wing demonstrations. We remember the massacres of Piazza Fontana and the Turin - Rome train through the images of the corpses, the rubble caused by the bombs 03. PP by Pino Rauti. Photographs of the 'Mussolini action teams' in training. Political party headquarters devastated by fascist bombs and devices. PP of the names, written on a newspaper headline, of Rauti and Franco Freda. The aforementioned young fascists are surrounded by crowds and, escorted by the police, are taken in a car. Newspaper headlines; PP by Rauti. Right-wing demonstrations, PP of faces, posters, by Giorgio Almirante 04. Photographs depicting the explosion of the bomb in Brescia. Photographs of the crowd, the corpses, the wounded, those who bring relief 05. Images of Piazza della Loggia: the wreaths of flowers, PP of the faces, overview of the arcades invaded by people. Anti-fascist demonstration in the streets of the city. Overviews and PP. Piazza della Loggia is full of people and flowers, thrown to the ground. The workers' delegations all bring a floral tribute 06. In a courtyard of a factory, the director of the FLM in Brescia gives a speech to a group of workers. Overview of the crowd and the building. Zoom on an anti-fascist manifesto: we are again in Piazza della Loggia, where people gather to commemorate the dead 07. 29 May, general strike. In Bologna, an overview of Piazza Maggiore where Mayor Renato Zangheri gives a speech to the crowd. At the same time, in Naples, in Rome, marches of millions of people demonstrate against fascism. At the head of the marches are representatives of trade unions and democratic parties. In Piazza San Giovanni, speech by Luciano Lama. Overview of the square, the stage, PP of the faces in the crowd 08. Funeral of the victims: overview of the square, packed with people in tears. The closed and raised fists introduce a procession with the wreaths of flowers and anti-fascist banners. Overview of the coffins and the square from inside the church. Images of Lama's speech, protesting processions and funeral in Brescia alternate, where different categories of workers, partisans, trade union representatives parade in front of the coffins 09. Inside the church: overview of the victims' relatives, in the front row. The MDP in the middle of the crowd catches glances and tears. Lama's speech and the procession continues in front of the door of the church in Brescia. PP by Enrico Berlinguer, Giovanni Leone, Mariano Rumor, Bruno Trentin, Luigi Longo, Luigi Macario and Nilde Iotti. Coffins are loaded onto cars and slowly drive away, followed by crowds. Overview of the buildings, from where people look out to watch. The whole city participates in the pain of relatives 10. Continue until the last farewell to the cemetery. A young woman's PPP ends in the credits