The Subversives Explained

The Subversives
I sovversivi
Director:Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
Music:Giovanni Fusco
Cinematography:Gianni Narzisi
Giuseppe Ruzzolini
Editing:Franco Brogi Taviani
Country:Italy
Language:Italian

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 Palmiro 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

Ettore

Muzio

Ermanno

Giovanna

Ludovico

Ludovico's mother

Notes and References

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