The Subversives
{{short description|1967 Italian film}}
{{for|the novel sometimes known as The Subversive|El filibusterismo}}
{{Infobox film
| name = The Subversives
I sovversivi
| image = The Subversives.jpg
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| director = Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
| writer =Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
| starring =
| music = Giovanni Fusco
| cinematography =Gianni Narzisi
Giuseppe Ruzzolini
| editing = Franco Brogi Taviani
| producer =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1967}}
| runtime =
| country = Italy
| language = Italian
| budget =
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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.{{cite book|last=Gian Piero Brunetta|title=Dal miracolo economico agli anni novanta|publisher=Editori Riuniti|year=1993}}
It was entered into the 32° Venice Film Festival.{{cite book|title=Cinema nuovo, Edizioni 185-196|publisher=Edizione Dedalo., 1967}}
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
- Giulio Brogi: Ettore
- Pier Paolo Capponi: Muzio
- Lucio Dalla: Ermanno
- Fabienne Fabre: Giovanna
- Ferruccio De Ceresa: Ludovico
- Maria Cumani Quasimodo: Ludovico's mother
- José Torres: Rafael
- Feodor Chaliapin
- Vittorio Duse
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0062293}}
{{Paolo and Vittorio Taviani}}
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Category:Films directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
Category:Films scored by Giovanni Fusco
Category:1960s Italian-language films
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