The Subversives

The Subversives — Plot

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.

• Release date
• September 21, 1967
• Runtime
• 93 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Vittorio Taviani

The Subversives — Cast

Lucio Dalla Ermanno Ferruccio De Ceresa Ludovico Fabienne Fabre Giovanna

M

Marija Tocinoski Giulia Giulio Brogi Ettore

L

Lidija Juracik Paola Maria Cumani Quasimodo Ludovico's Mother

B

Barbara Pilavin Ermanno's Mother