Palombella rossa

Palombella rossa

1989 · 89 min · IT · NR · 7.1 (287 votes)
Dir. Nanni Moretti · Starring Nanni Moretti, Silvio Orlando, Asia Argento, Mariella Valentini, Alfonso Santagata, Claudio Morganti · Music Nicola Piovani
ComedyDrama

Michele is an MP for the Italian Communist Party who loses his memory in a car crash, though hardly anyone around him seems to notice. During a crucial water polo match on the eve of election day, he gradually begins to remember his past life, revealing a man whose personal and political identity crisis mirrors that of Italian communism itself.

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A dreamlike, often absurd journey into a fractured psyche. It's a deeply personal and political allegory, blending intellectual satire with a disorienting, water-logged atmosphere. Feels like piecing together a forgotten dream.

surrealmelancholicwittydisorientingslow-burnarthousepolitical satiresurrealistcharacter studyidentitymemorypolitical disillusionmentpsychoanalysis
identity crisissurrealismmemory losscharacter studypolitical satiremetaphorwater polofall of communismmother son relationshippsychanalyse
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