Naples '44 (2016)

Naples ’44: Directed by Francesco Patierno. With Benedict Cumberbatch, Adriano Giannini, Alan Arkin, Ernest Borgnine. A British Intelligence Officer in Naples at the end of World War II: Norman Lewis’s acknowledged masterpiece about a war-torn city and its unforgettable humanity.

“Documentary about a British officer sent to Naples in 1944 soon after the Allied invasion. He finds a city devastated and starving. Narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eScattered documentary without much structure or flow. Some interesting and disturbing real footage but includes many clips from Italian cinema too, shown as the backdrop to the diaries being narrated.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis powerful documentary foremost reminds us of the horrors of war brought onto innocent civilian populations but also gives us an insight into the humanity and people of the time.”