The Subversives
1967/09/21 • Released • Italian
Overview
The film combines actual footage of Communist leader Palmiero Togliatti's funeral with the intermingled stories of four people affected by his death: Ettore, a Venezuelan radical who abandons the wealthy Italian woman he loves to go back to his country and help his cause; Ludovico, an ailing filmmaker who finds out that art alone is not enough; Giulia, a woman who embarks upon a lesbian affair with a former mistress of her husband; and Ermanno, a philosophy graduate who breaks up with his past.
Director : Paolo Taviani
Casts
Lucio Dalla
Ermanno
Ferruccio De Ceresa
Ludovico
Fabienne Fabre
Giovanna
Giulio Brogi
Ettore
Maria Cumani Quasimodo
Ludovico's Mother
Barbara Pilavin
Ermanno's Mother
Fernando Arcangeli
(uncredited)
Pier Paolo Capponi
Muzio
Pier Giovanni Anchisi
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