L'opera letteraria e la fortuna cinematografica di Giovannino Guareschi

The present thesis studies the literary work of Guareschi to then arrive at the great fortune he had in the world of cinema. Guareschi was able to do a particular artistic training, thanks to collaborations with various newspapers, and magazines. Returning from the concentration camp, Guareschi again felt responsible for his homeland, therefore, founded "Candido", he effectively contributed to defend personal freedom as an indispensable way for every true "reconstruction". He therefore saw in Communism an evil to be avoided, because it, according to Guareschi, tended to create brains that had to follow his directives without thinking. He then invented the most fortunate characters of his literary work, that is, Don Camillo and Peppone, but also the Crucified Christ, through which he wanted to reiterate to his readers that yes, one could follow his own ideology, be different, but without that reason for contempt or violence against those who thought differently. Through his particular artistic training, he was able to put in his writings particular elements that made him arrive with great success in the world of cinema. This was also a path that was not easy due to the tendency of directors and screenwriters to lighten the dose of anticommunism, seriousness and commitment that wanted to transmit. In fact, analyzing the films made by the Guareschian saga, we discover the changes, the tampering, as well as the cuts that targeted the spirit of the book, which made him very badly, trying to defend his creatures with every means possible. The writer in fact never gave up, and did everything possible to maintain the spirit of his book trying to "censure" in turn the tampering especially those that could destroy it or even "disqualify" as a writer and political journalist.