Love and Anarchy

Love and Anarchy

1973 · 126 min · IT · 7.8 (86 votes)
Dir. Lina Wertmüller · Starring Giancarlo Giannini, Mariangela Melato, Lina Polito, Eros Pagni, Pina Cei, Elena Fiore · Music Carlo Savina
Drama

Set in Fascist Italy before the outbreak of World War II, the story centers on Tunin, a farmer turned anarchist who stays in a brothel while preparing to kill Benito Mussolini. There he falls in love with one of the whores.

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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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