Tough Guy Babysits…Again: Playing with Fire
'Playing with Fire' was clearly a film made for a kid or tween-ish audience. Keeping that in mind, I thought 'Playing with Fire' was alright, though it did portray some harmful stereotypes.
The Subversives
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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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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Genre:Drama
Written By:Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
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Runtime:93 minutes
Studio:Ager Cinematografica
Cast
Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
Director
Lucio Dalla
Ermanno
Ferruccio De Ceresa
Ludovico
Fabienne Fabre
Giovanna
Marija Tocinoski
Giulia
Giulio Brogi
Ettore
Lidija Juracik
Paola
Maria Cumani Quasimodo
Ludovico's Mother
Barbara Pilavin
Ermanno's Mother
Raffaele Triggia
Ermanno's Father
Fernando Arcangeli
(uncredited)
Pier Paolo Capponi
Muzio
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