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Allonsanfàn (1974)

Allonsanfàn poster
Directed by
Vittorio Taviani, Paolo Taviani
Genre
drama film, historical film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
16
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 42 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Set during the Italian unification, an aging revolutionary grows disillusioned after the Restoration. He attempts to betray his former comrades who are planning an uprising in the south.

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What happens

Allonsanfàn (Italian pronunciation: [alˌlɔnzaɱˈfan]) is a 1974 Italian historical drama film written and directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. The title of the film, which is also the name of a character, comes from the first words (French: Allons enfants, lit. 'Arise, children') of the French Revolutionary anthem La Marseillaise. Set against the backdrop of the Italian Unification in early 19th-century Italy, it stars Marcello Mastroianni as an aging revolutionary who becomes disillusioned after the Restoration and tries to betray his companions, who are organizing an insurrection in Southern Italy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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