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Barbed Wire and Mandolins: Directed by Nicola Zavaglia. With Mark Trafford. Hundreds of Italian men were interned as potential terrorists in Canada during the turbulent years of World War 2.
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Nicola Zavaglia. 1997 48 min. This documentary introduces us to Italian-Canadians whose lives were disrupted and uprooted by seclusion in internment camps during the Second World War. On June 10, 1940, Italy entered WWII. Overnight, the Canadian government came to see the country's 112,000 Italian-Canadians as a threat to its national security.
The Directors – Above the Drowning Sea. Home. A documentary film about World War II refugees in Shanghai. The Directors. René Balcer & Nicola Zavaglia – The Interview. René Balcer, Writer-Director.
Find trailers, reviews, synopsis, awards and cast information for Barbed Wire and Mandolins (1997) - Nicola Zavaglia on AllMovie - A look at the internment of Italian-Canadians…
Nicola Zavaglia (Director), Sam Grana (Producer). Montreal, PQ: National Film Board of Canada, 1997. 46 min., 45 sec., VHS, $39.95. Order Number: 9197 009. Subject Headings: Italians-Canada-History-20th century. World War, 1939-1945-Concentration camps-Ontario-Petawawa. World War, 1939-1945-Personal narratives, Canadian. Grades 9-12 / Ages 14-17.
Sep 25, 2015 · On this homecoming weekend, former student and film maker, Nicola Zavaglia will be screening his film on the department, and the gifted professors and teachers behind its creation. Opened in...
Nicola Zavaglia. 2000 1 h 12 min. This feature documentary explores the roots and communities of the Italian immigrants who have made Montreal their home across the 20th century. Starting from a village in Calabria, the filmmaker recounts the saga of Italian immigrants and presents a chapter from the history of his own community.
