Barbarossa tells the story of resistance in the 12th century by the Lombards of northern Italy against an invasion by Frederick, the emperor of Germany, who was nicknamed Red Beard by the Italian city ...

colleagues have supported and eagerly anticipated the film, which describes in loving, big-blockbuster detail the quasi-historical origins of their modern political movement.

Thousands of ancient watchtowers – “torries” in Italian – survive along the coasts of Italy, but very few people (even those who live near them) know much about their fascinating history and purpo ...