The Subversives
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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.
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Cast
12 people
Lucio Dalla
Ermanno
Also in
The Crazy Westerners
Pinocchio
Ferruccio De Ceresa
Ludovico
Known for
The Mass Is Ended
The Octopus
Fabienne Fabre
Giovanna
Known for
Barbarella
Marija Tocinoski
Giulia
Also in
Playing Soldiers
Signal Over the City
Giulio Brogi
Ettore
Known for
The Spider's Stratagem
The Yes Man
Lidija Juracik
Paola
Also in
ORG
The Dress Rehearsal
Maria Cumani Quasimodo
Ludovico's Mother
Known for
The Two Missionaries
All the Colours of the Dark
Barbara Pilavin
Ermanno's Mother
Known for
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
The Onion Movie
Raffaele Triggia
Ermanno's Father
Also in
Machine Gun McCain
The Reckless
Fernando Arcangeli
(uncredited)
Known for
Toxic Love
Pier Paolo Capponi
Muzio
Known for
The Cat o' Nine Tails
The Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion
Pier Giovanni Anchisi
Known for
The Possessed
Sacco & Vanzetti
Paolo Taviani Director · Vittorio Taviani Director Giovanni Fusco Composer
First release September 7, 1967 · Produced in Italy · Original title I sovversivi
Production
Ager Cinematografica
Production
Italy
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Original title
I sovversivi
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · September 7, 1967
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Italy · September 21, 1967
Theatrical · Rome
No release date listed for United States.
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