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The Subversives (1967)

The Subversives poster
Original title
I sovversivi
Directed by
Vittorio Taviani, Paolo Taviani
Genre
drama film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film follows several people in Italy around the time of a political leader's funeral. Each character deals with their own personal crises and shifting beliefs.

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What happens

I sovversivi (internationally released as The Subversives) is a 1967 Italian drama film. It is the first solo film directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, without Valentino Orsini. It was entered into the 32° Venice Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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