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'''''I sovversivi''''' (internationally released as '''''The Subversives''''') is a [[List of Italian films of 1967|1967]] [[Cinema of Italy|Italian]] [[drama film]]. It is the first solo film directed by [[Paolo and Vittorio Taviani]], without [[Valentino Orsini]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Gian Piero Brunetta|title=Dal miracolo economico agli anni novanta|publisher=Editori riuniti, 1993}}</ref>
'''''I sovversivi''''' (internationally released as '''''The Subversives''''') is a [[List of Italian films of 1967|1967]] [[Cinema of Italy|Italian]] [[drama film]]. It is the first solo film directed by [[Paolo and Vittorio Taviani]], without [[Valentino Orsini]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Gian Piero Brunetta|title=Dal miracolo economico agli anni novanta|publisher=Editori riuniti, 1993}}</ref>


It entered the 32° [[Venice Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Cinema nuovo , Edizioni 185-196|publisher=Edizione Dedalo., 1967}}</ref>
It was entered into the 32° [[Venice Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Cinema nuovo , Edizioni 185-196|publisher=Edizione Dedalo., 1967}}</ref>


==Plot ==
==Plot ==
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.
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== Cast ==
== Cast ==

Revision as of 22:27, 7 November 2015

The Subversives
I sovversivi
Directed byPaolo and Vittorio Taviani
Written byPaolo and Vittorio Taviani
CinematographyGianni Narzisi
Giuseppe Ruzzolini
Edited byFranco Brogi Taviani
Music byGiovanni Fusco
Release date
  • 1967 (1967)
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

I sovversivi (internationally released as The Subversives) is a 1967 Italian drama film. It is the first solo film directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, without Valentino Orsini.[1]

It was entered into the 32° Venice Film Festival.[2]

Plot

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.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Gian Piero Brunetta. Dal miracolo economico agli anni novanta. Editori riuniti, 1993.
  2. ^ Cinema nuovo , Edizioni 185-196. Edizione Dedalo., 1967.