Love and Anarchy

Love and Anarchy

1973 · 126 min · IT · 7.7 (122 votes)
Dir. Lina Wertmüller · Starring Giancarlo Giannini, Mariangela Melato, Lina Polito, Eros Pagni, Pina Cei, Elena Fiore · Music Carlo Savina
RomanceDramaComedy

When his anarchist friend is killed trying to assassinate Mussolini, Tunin decides it's up to him to finish the job. While visiting a brothel, he meets a prostitute named Salome, who agrees to help, as her former boyfriend was also killed by Mussolini. They enlist the aid of another prostitute and hatch an elaborate plan, but as the fateful day quickly approaches, the women have second thoughts.

VIBE

A raw, volatile explosion of political fervor and doomed romance. It's a fever dream of rebellion and desire set against a backdrop of impending war, feeling both urgent and deeply personal.

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