The Subversives
1967 · 93 min
Drama
★ 6.4The 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.
Crew
- Director Paolo Taviani
- Director Vittorio Taviani
- Writer Paolo Taviani
- Writer Vittorio Taviani
- Director of Photography Giuseppe Ruzzolini
- Director of Photography Giovanni Narzisi
Cast
Lucio Dalla
Ermanno
Ferruccio De Ceresa
Ludovico
Fabienne Fabre
Giovanna
- M
Marija Tocinoski
Giulia
Giulio Brogi
Ettore
- L
Lidija Juracik
Paola
Maria Cumani Quasimodo
Ludovico's Mother
- B
Barbara Pilavin
Ermanno's Mother
- R
Raffaele Triggia
Ermanno's Father
Fernando Arcangeli
(uncredited)
Pier Paolo Capponi
Muzio
Pier Giovanni Anchisi
Crew
- Director — Paolo Taviani
- Director — Vittorio Taviani
- Writer — Paolo Taviani
- Writer — Vittorio Taviani
- Director of Photography — Giuseppe Ruzzolini
- Director of Photography — Giovanni Narzisi
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