Love and Anarchy
Love and Anarchy is a 1973 political comedy-drama film written and directed by Lina Wertmüller and starring Giancarlo Giannini and Mariangela Melato.
Plot
In 1932, after witnessing the murder of his anarchist friend at the hands of the Fascist police for plotting to assassinate Benito Mussolini, Antonio "Tunin" Soffiantini, a peasant farmer from northern Italy, resolves to carry out his friend's mission. After training in marksmanship in Paris with the anarchist underground, he travels to Rome and settles into Madame Aida's brothel while posing as the cousin of one of the prostitutes, Salomè, who is his secret political contact. Salomè explains to Tunin that she seeks to avenge the lynching of her anarchist lover, Anteo Zamboni, who was framed for an attempt on Mussolini's life in Bologna.
More details
| author | Lina Wertmüller |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Italy |
| director | Lina Wertmüller |
| editor | Franco Fraticelli |
| genre | comedy-drama political satire |
| keywords | anarchism in italy anarchist anteo zamboni assassination plot beaten to death benito mussolini bologna brothel madam carabinieri fascist police frame jail cell kill lynch madam morning of northern italy ovra piazza del campidoglio roman forum secret police socialism in italy socialist strike train yell |
| musicBy | Nino Rota |
| producer | Romano Cardarelli |
| productionCompany | Euro International Films Labrador Films |
| publisher | Euro International Films |