Excellent Cadavers

Through the eyes of Alexander Stille, author of the groundbreaking book Excellent Cadavers:The Mafia and the Death of the First Italian Republic, the film is the behind-the-scenes story of the most important anti-Mafia trial in history and of the two men who made it possible: Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino.

Tags: 2006taipeitaiwan

Original title: In un altro paese
Director: Marco Turco
Producer: Vania Del Borgo
Series: No
Running time: 1:32
Year of production: 2005
Country: Italy
Genre: Documentary
Program description in session: Compelling issues that border on obsessions within two European societies. This session looks at two recurring themes: the Nazi period in Germany and the Mafia in Italian life. These programs lead the public to new insights about history – and its recurring importance for current affairs. The films are a result of painstaking research, careful writing and considerable expense… a way beyond these national obsessions?
UPF shelf location: PN1992.13 .I56 2006 v 16
Appears In: 2000-2009 2006 TAIPEI Taiwan National obsession