The Uprising
2026 · History · Drama
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Film / 2021
Stolen Kisses: Homosexual Love in Fascist Italy
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Luca WardThe Scientist
Francesco BajSailor (voice)
Stefano BrusaSoldier #1 (voice)
Fabrizio BucciRaimondo (voice)
Daniela CalòMaria (voice)
Alessandro CappaGiovanni Comisso (voice)
Marco FumarolaPolice Officer (voice)
Stefano MacchiSoldier #2 (voice)
Andrea MorettiMogliana Youth (voice)
Corrado OddiFilippo de Pisis (voice)
Rocco TedeschiOttone Rosai (voice)
Valentina CerviAdditional Voice (voice)
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Sabrina ImpacciatoreAdditional Voice (voice)
Neri MarcorèAdditional Voice (voice)
Gianni Rossi BarilliSelf - Journalist
Francesco GnerreSelf - Professor
Giovanni Dall'OrtoSelf - Historian
Dario PetrosinoSelf - Historian
Silvia MazzoleniSelf - Teacher
Marzio GovoniSelf - Collector
Alberto LenziSelf - Collector
Riccardo EspositoSelf - Book Publisher
Ausilia VenerusoSelf - Book Publisher
Marcela Leone de AndreisSelf - Historian
Margherita GiacobinoSelf - Writer
Paolo HutterSelf - Journalist (voice) (archive footage)
Benito MussoliniSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Sandro PennaSelf - Poet (archive footage)
Filippo de PisisSelf - Poet (archive footage)
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