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Post-Chiarini, the Venice Film Festival Nearly Faded into Obscurity. One Man Revived It.

Carlo Lizzani rebuilt the festival's reputation in part by rejecting the divide between experimental and commercial cinema, a radical move that helped it regain its international standing.

Post-Chiarini, the Venice Film Festival Nearly Faded into Obscurity. One Man Revived It.

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Carlo Lizzani rebuilt the festival's reputation in part by rejecting the divide between experimental and commercial cinema, a radical move that helped it regain its international standing.

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Carlo Lizzani rebuilt the festival's reputation in part by rejecting the divide between experimental and commercial cinema, a radical move that helped it regain its international standing.

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