BBC4 showed a terrific film based on Naples 44 by Norman Lewis. The book is widely recognised as one of the best volumes of memoir from WW2. It tells the story of the city and its people in the aftermath of battle and against a backdrop of German retreat and Anglo-American administration…the book captures the balance of life and squalor amongst the grandeur and ruins of the city…
The film combines readings from the book with vintage documentary film footage etc.