Love & Anarchy
August Auteurs
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2h 5m
Directed by Lina Wertmüller • Comedy • 1973 • Italy • Italian with English subtitles
Starring Giancarlo Giannini, Mariangela Melato, Lina Polito
An epic tragicomedy from director Lina Wertmüller, "Love and Anarchy" plumbs the depths of fascist Italy from the perspective of a simple farm boy sent to kill Mussolini. Giancarlo Giannini won the best acting prize at the Cannes Film Festival for his achingly sensitive portrayal of Tunin, a freckle-faced innocent who became an accidental anarchist.
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