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Stolen Kisses: Homosexual Love in Fascist Italy
Stolen Kisses: Homosexual Love in Fascist Italy

Stolen Kisses: Homosexual Love in Fascist Italy

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Through letters, diaries and personal testimonies, an account of the complexity and variety of experiences of LGBT Italians during the Fascist dictatorship of Benito Mussolini (1922-43); intimate words that contrast with the lyrics of popular songs and the propaganda of the time, obsessed with extolling the myths of virility, femininity and motherhood and constrained by sexual repression.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

54 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

14 February 2021

Country

Italy

Cast

Luca Ward

Luca Ward

The Scientist

Francesco Baj

Francesco Baj

Sailor (voice)

Stefano Brusa

Stefano Brusa

Soldier #1 (voice)

Fabrizio Bucci

Fabrizio Bucci

Raimondo (voice)

Daniela Calò

Daniela Calò

Maria (voice)

Alessandro Cappa

Alessandro Cappa

Giovanni Comisso (voice)

Marco Fumarola

Marco Fumarola

Police Officer (voice)

Stefano Macchi

Stefano Macchi

Soldier #2 (voice)

Andrea Moretti

Andrea Moretti

Mogliana Youth (voice)

Corrado Oddi

Corrado Oddi

Filippo de Pisis (voice)

Rocco Tedeschi

Rocco Tedeschi

Ottone Rosai (voice)

Valentina Cervi

Valentina Cervi

Additional Voice (voice)

Sabrina Impacciatore

Sabrina Impacciatore

Additional Voice (voice)

Neri Marcorè

Neri Marcorè

Additional Voice (voice)

Gianni Rossi Barilli

Gianni Rossi Barilli

Self - Journalist

Francesco Gnerre

Francesco Gnerre

Self - Professor

Giovanni Dall'Orto

Giovanni Dall'Orto

Self - Historian

Dario Petrosino

Dario Petrosino

Self - Historian

Silvia Mazzoleni

Silvia Mazzoleni

Self - Teacher

Marzio Govoni

Marzio Govoni

Self - Collector

Alberto Lenzi

Alberto Lenzi

Self - Collector

Riccardo Esposito

Riccardo Esposito

Self - Book Publisher

Ausilia Veneruso

Ausilia Veneruso

Self - Book Publisher

Marcela Leone de Andreis

Marcela Leone de Andreis

Self - Historian

Margherita Giacobino

Margherita Giacobino

Self - Writer

Paolo Hutter

Paolo Hutter

Self - Journalist (voice) (archive footage)

Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Sandro Penna

Sandro Penna

Self - Poet (archive footage)

Filippo de Pisis

Filippo de Pisis

Self - Poet (archive footage)

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