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Stolen Kisses: Homosexual Love in Fascist Italy (2021)

Genre : Documentary, History

Runtime : 54M

Director : Fabrizio Laurenti, Gabriella Romano

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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)

Crews

Fabrizio Laurenti
Fabrizio Laurenti
Director
Gabriella Romano
Gabriella Romano
Director
Fabrizio Laurenti
Fabrizio Laurenti
Writer
Gabriella Romano
Gabriella Romano
Writer
Fabrizio Laurenti
Fabrizio Laurenti
Director of Photography
Patrizia Penzo
Patrizia Penzo
Editor
Ugo Laurenti
Ugo Laurenti
Original Music Composer
Niccolò Palomba
Niccolò Palomba
Additional Director of Photography
Gianni Rossi Barilli
Gianni Rossi Barilli
Technical Advisor
Luca Locate Luciani
Luca Locate Luciani
Technical Advisor
Enrico Bufalini
Enrico Bufalini
Producer
Maura Cosenza
Maura Cosenza
Executive Producer
Nathalie Giacobino
Nathalie Giacobino
Researcher
Cecilia Spano
Cecilia Spano
Researcher
Marco Furlani
Marco Furlani
Sound Editor
Marco Furlani
Marco Furlani
Sound Effects Editor
Luca Tommasini
Luca Tommasini
Graphic Designer
Luca Tommasini
Luca Tommasini
Animation
Flavia Battaglia
Flavia Battaglia
Makeup & Hair

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