Cantachiaro (Italian: Sing clearly; Italian pronunciation: [ˌkantaˈkjaːro])[1] was an Italian weekly satirical magazine which had a radical anti-Fascist stance. The magazine was in circulation between 1944 and 1948 and was based in Rome, Italy.
| Editor | Franco Monicelli |
|---|---|
| Categories | Satirical magazine |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Founder |
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| Founded | 1944 |
| Final issue | 1948 |
| Country | Italy |
| Based in | Rome |
| Language | Italian |
History and profile
editCantachiaro was launched shortly after the liberation of Rome from the Fascist forces in 1944.[2] The founders were Raffaello Ferruzzi and Franco Monicelli.[2] The latter also edited the magazine which was headquartered in Rome.[3] It was published on a weekly basis and adopted a radical anti-Fascist stance.[2][3] In December 1944 Cantachiaro published the speech of Benito Mussolini delivered in Milan in 1943.[3] It was regarded as a sabotage by the communist newspaper l'Unità, and Cantachiaro was suspended by the Allies for one week for this publication.[3] Cantachiaro published cartoons of the politicians, including Prime Minister Ferruccio Parri.[4] The magazine folded in 1948.[2]
Legacy
editIn September 1944 a musical satirical theatre group was named after the magazine.[1] It was started by two magazine contributors, namely Pietro Garinei and Sandro Giovannini.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "'Like Taking a Watch to the Swiss'". The New York Times. 2 February 1964. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d Dairo Pasquini (2020). "Longing for Purity: Fascism and Nazism in the Italian and German Satirical Press (1943/1945–1963)". European History Quarterly. 50 (3): 468. doi:10.1177/0265691420932251. S2CID 221015170.
- ^ a b c d "Silenced Chanticleer". Time. 8 January 1945. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ Sergio Luzzatto (2014). The Body of Il Duce: Mussolini's Corpse and the Fortunes of Italy. New York: Metropolitan Books. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-4668-8360-4.