Ente Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche Cinecittà Cines. Contents includes:Three text booklets totaling 231 pp, 30 fascicules illustrated with graphic contributions by Enrico Prampolini, Publio Morbiducci, Marcello Nizzoli, Primo Sinòpico, Paolo Garretto, Sandro Biazzi and Bruno Angoletta.Folio, 330 x 255 mm, housed in the publisher's monumental geometric architectural slip-case featuring a sharp triangular over-flap and three inset metallic relief emblem plates debossed with institutional insignias. [Torino: Stabilimento Poligrafico Roggero & Tortia], ND [circa 1942–1943].
A rare and imposing monument of wartime Italian graphic design. This promotional portfolio serves as a visual showcase for the state-controlled film apparatus, uniting the three pillars of Italian cinema: the Ente Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche (ENIC), the Cinecittà studio complex, and the historic Cines production house. Rather than relying on standard commercial film billing, the publication enlists a vanguard of Italian modernist, Futurist, and Rationalist masters—including Enrico Prampolini, Marcello Nizzoli, and Paolo Garretto—to deliver a masterclass in typography, avant-garde and deco design. The tactile slipcase design itself acts as a piece of sculptural architecture.
A true rarity, being published during the twilight of the Fascist regime. OCLC finds one copy at USC.
