The Subversives (1967)
The film combines actual footage of Communist leader Palmiero Togliatti's funeral with the intermingled stories of four people affected by his death: Ettore, a Venezuelan radical who abandons the wealthy Italian woman he loves to go back to his country and help his cause; Ludovico, an ailing filmmaker who finds out that art alone is not enough; Giulia, a woman who embarks upon a lesbian affair with a former mistress of her husband; and Ermanno, a philosophy graduate who breaks up with his past.
- Released
- 1967-09-21
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Vittorio Taviani, Paolo Taviani
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 from 8 votes
Cast
- Lucio Dalla as Ermanno
- Ferruccio De Ceresa as Ludovico
- Fabienne Fabre as Giovanna
- Marija Tocinoski as Giulia
- Giulio Brogi as Ettore
- Lidija Juracik as Paola
- Maria Cumani Quasimodo as Ludovico's Mother
- Barbara Pilavin as Ermanno's Mother
- Raffaele Triggia as Ermanno's Father
- Fernando Arcangeli as (uncredited)
- Pier Paolo Capponi as Muzio
- Pier Giovanni Anchisi