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Mafioso

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Alberto Lattuda, 1962

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The Day of the Owl Reading

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Leonardo Sciascia, 1961

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Salvator Giuliano

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Francesco Rosi, 1962

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Hands over the City

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Francesco Rosi, 1963

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The Hundred Steps

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Marco Tullio Giordana, 2000

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Puppetmasters

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Philip Willan, 2002

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Crime Novel

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Michele Placido, 2006

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When did Aldo Moro get Kidnapped and by who (pupetmasters)

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1978, red brigades blamed, killed after 55 days, wrote letters talking about how lonely he was in captivity

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What was Moro’s “historical compormise” (Puppetmasters)

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political strategy proposed by Moro to bring together the communists and Christian democrats in a political alliance.

  1. communists have to vote and pass an appeal of non-opposition
  2. one of active external support for the government
  3. power sharing with communists. ministers represent their party in the cabinet
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When/where was the first major bombing (pupetmasters)

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Milan, Piazza Fontana 1969

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what was the worst bombing in Italian history (pupetmasters and crime novel)

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Bologna, 1980, train station

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what was the Years of Lead

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1968-1984
period of intense politcal violence marked by bombings, assassinations, and armed attacks

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when did crime novel take place

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1977-1990, has to account for Aldo moro’s kidnapping in 1978

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In crime novel, what are the personalities of Ice, Libano, And Dandi

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Ice (Freddo) : most morally conflicted, wants to leave crime for love, confesses everything to the police

Libano (Libanese) : origional gang leader, agressive, power hungry, driving force of the formation of the gang

Dandi: most vain, in a relationship with Patriza (prostitute), cares about wealth and social status so he aligns himself with political ideals and looks/speaks more posh

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In Crime Novel, Why is Black’s nickname Black

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Represents the neofascist groups.

He represents the tie between neofascist gangs and the mafia

he’s not an official member of the mafia but does stuff with them and is the connecting line between the two

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In Crime Novel, who is the “old man”

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nameless character who is the member of the secret secret service, shadowy puppet master in crime and politics

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who is Scialojia in Crime Novel

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fights corruption but becomes morally compromised

also in a relationship with Patrizia

police

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what is the signifigance of the name “The Hundred Steps”

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Pepino’s house is 100 steps away from Tono’s, the mafia boss. corruption is only 100 steps away

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Why is the timeline of the hundred steps movie important to the viewer

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it is a coming-of-age movie (Bildungsroman), it helps viewers sympathize and was a big hit in Italy

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What is unique about Marco Tullio Giordana, the director of the Hundred Steps Movie

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He’s gay and we see hints of that influence in the movie

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In Hands over the City, what is the irony behind the city expansion picking/location

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the “select committee” who was selected by themselves picks the land north of Naples to expand the city on so their will earn income, and Eduardo Notolla can have the contract to build it themselves

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Who is De Vita in Hands over the City

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runs the left, hero of the story, justice seaker

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In Hands over the City, why does Maglione not want Notolla on the ballet

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He wants to protect the votes of the “right” as to not lose power

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What is the Camorra of Napels (Hands over the city influence)

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Comorra is like the mafia in Naples

the mafia was originally a rural phenomenon an Camorra is the Naples phenomenon

is big and easy to survive because there are so many poor people and underdogs so the Camorra provides order over all of these people

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What is a Gabellotto
the Mafia boss, works for an aristocrat and watches over all of their land while they live in the city mostly
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What was the US's relationship to the Mafia in WW2
Americans use mafia during WW2 to provide order they appoint them mayors of each town so in a way, the allies ressurected the mafia
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What is a freemaison
masonic lodge, secret society whose goal was to improve and enlighten better society, but they started to have different goals and be used in more secretive not so polished ways Truman was a freemaison
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Who was Salvatore Giuliano, why is he killed?
Sicilian bandit, like a local Robin hood nationalist hero who advocated for Sicilian independence but then became increasingly more involved with crime and power struggles between the Mafia, landowners, government, and Italy gets killed for it
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Who killed Salvator Giuliano?
Gaspare Pisciotta, possibly under orders from the state and/or mafia used to be Giuliano's right hand man so this was a big betrayal Pisciotta ended up being convicted for taking part in the massacre and was poisoned because he had no respect for omerta
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what happened in Portella della Ginestra in 1947 and why (Salvator Giuliano)
- First election for an autonomous Sicilian government, the people's party wins - Massacre of communists on the first of May during a communist parade sending the message that no one is out of political reach
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When was the first national election (Salvator Giuliano)
1948
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Salvator Giuliano time period
1943- 1948
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When was the end of WW1
1945
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Who is the Hero in The Day of the Owl
Captain Bellodi - carabinier officer - origionally from Parma, northern italy - former partisan, loves justice democracy and law -anti-facist and leftist "perfect"
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When was the first national vote in Italy (Salvator Giuliano)
1946
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When did the allies arrive in italy and when did it split in half
July 10, 1943 September 1943 = split
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In the Day of the Owl, why was Captain Bellodi an outcast
He came to investigate the muder of Salvatore Colasberna but his political ideas clash with omerta and the corruption in sicily
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In the Day of the Owl, why and how does Salvatore Colasberna get murdered
He didn't pay the mafia for protection tax for his small construction company He is shot in broad daylight while boarding a bus in Sicily
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who is the villian in The day of the Owl
Don Mariano Arena - represents the invisible power structure that controls Sicily
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in the day of the owl, what does Bellodi ultimately decide
that he will return to rome and continueto fight for justice
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What is the difference between the North and the South (mafiso)
North: modern/progressive organized fast women more freedom individualism nuclear families industrial secularism career driven South: traditional informal slower patriarchy collectivism large families rural relgious l'honor driven
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Who is Don Vincenzo (Mafiso)
Gabellotto/Mafi boss
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When did Nino start with the Mafia in Mafiso
WW2, 18 years old
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What is the relationship between the italian and US mafia?
they use each other to kill, that way they can kill their enemies with less chance of consequence and without them ever seeing it coming because the hitman's face isn't familiar
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What is the quote "Mama orders and child obeys"
From Maffiso 1962, Alberta Lattuda When the Mafia orders, the people (Nino) must obey
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Which movie talks about the gabeletto loving the person and his family
Mafiso, Alberta Lattuda Don Vincenzo tells nino that he loves nin's family because he loves nino...its a threat low key
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Where does Nino work/who is his boss (Mafiso)
Milan, his boss is an American from New Jersey who is part of the Mafia and friends with don Vincenzo
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In the Mafia, what is the title "picciotto d'onore"
lower baby rank
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What is don Vincenzo's offical job (mafiso)
president of the sports association mafia boss gaballetto
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what is the difference between sicilian and milan women? (Mafiso)
The women in Sicily are very domestic and modest The women in Milan like Nino's wife are much more modern and have much more of a say in their lives (they can smoke) and are blonde
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Where do we see omerta in Mafiso
Nino is reminded not to tell his wife or family about is trip to New York, he obeys and wouldn't dream of it
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what is Omerta?
the mafia code of silence, dont ask dont tell
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what is the mafia's main goal
$$$
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When do mafia kill?
only when ABSOLUTELY necissary, they are not gangsters
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when was feudalism abolished
1812
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What is the deal with Honor in the Mafia
Honor and success are inseparable honor has to be earned honor is judged by material standards
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In sicily, who is known as the enemy in general
the state, ONLY trust your family and your own blood, not the government or police. Family overrides politics always
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when did mafia grow its power?
After the unification of italy
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Who is Buchetta
the first mafia person who was convinced to collaborate with the government
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What is the first mafia book
The Day of the Owl 1961, Leonardo Sciascia
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what was the first mafia movie(s)
Salvator Giuliano 1962, Francesco Rossi Mafioso 1962, Alberto Lattuda,
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What happened in 1963 (Pupetmasters)
The birth of the cetner left- AL Moro was the leader of it
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Bombings.. number and when
145 total bombs in 1969
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what is false flag terrosim
the act of blaming someone else for another groups terroristic efforts
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what coup happened in december 1970
Borghese Neofascist-military coup
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What is the deal with the red brigades and kidnapping
in 1975 they were infiltrated, the older leaders were either arrested or killed and the new leadership was much more violent. old leadership would have never kidnapped or killed like they did to Moro

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