• Director

    Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani

  • With

    Marcello Mastroianni, Lea Massari, Mimsy Farmer, Laura Betti

  • Italy 1974. 113min

  • Digital

  • English subtitles

Returning to the chaos of 19th-century Italy, the Tavianis tell the story of a once-renowned aristocratic activist (a superb Marcello Mastroianni), who is sick of all the violence and conflict, whose political idealism is shattered by a catastrophic betrayal. This piercing portrait is a pointed yet subtle reflection on modern Italy, rendered all the more impressive by its meticulous eye for detail.

Restored by Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia – Cineteca Nazionale and by Cinecittà S.p.A. at the laboratory at Cinecittà S.p.A.

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