The Subversives

The story

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.

Cast

L Lucio DallaErmanno F Ferruccio De CeresaLudovico F Fabienne FabreGiovanna M Marija TocinoskiGiulia G Giulio BrogiEttore L Lidija JuracikPaola M Maria Cumani QuasimodoLudovico's Mother B Barbara PilavinErmanno's Mother R Raffaele TriggiaErmanno's Father P Pier Paolo CapponiMuzio P Pier Giovanni Anchisi