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.
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
If you are a discerning movie watcher and/or an African-American with a modicum of Black consciousness, this film isn’t for you. It would be better to watch the documentary ‘They Fight’ to see the impactful, emotional story of Walter Manigan and the young men of DC’s Ward 8.
Not every silence is empty. Some are filled with things too heavy for words.
I understand that this would have been consistent with the language used by that generation, due to its role in the medical profession, however as someone who has family members with Down Syndrome I took it very personally.
'The Suicide Squad' is at its best when it focuses on its characters and commentary on real-life issues, but stumbles when it relies too heavily on gratuitous gore and insensitive humor.
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