Movie

The Subversives (1967)

• September 21, 1967
• 1h 33m

• Drama

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.

Directors

Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani

Writers

Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani

Starring

Lucio Dalla, Ferruccio De Ceresa, Fabienne Fabre