Allonsanfan

Allonsanfan

1974 · 111 min · IT · 6.9 (30 votes)
Dir. Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani · Starring Marcello Mastroianni, Lea Massari, Mimsy Farmer, Laura Betti, Claudio Cassinelli, Benjamin Lev · Music Ennio Morricone
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After the 1815 Restoration, an aging revolutionary finds himself reluctantly involved in an attempted insurrection in Southern Italy while growing increasingly disillusioned with his cause.

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A sweeping, operatic drama about the fading embers of revolution. It feels like a grand, tragic opera playing out against the backdrop of historical upheaval, exploring the heavy cost of idealism and the bitter taste of betrayal.

melancholicidealisticdisillusionedsomberintrospectiveslow-burnhistorical dramapoliticaloperaticperiod pieceidealism vs. realityloss of faithbetrayalrevolution
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politicsitalyrevolutionanti heroexpeditionfrench revolutionidealismcholeraegoismbetrayalaustria-hungaryindividualismforeign occupation19th centuryloss of faithsouth italy
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