The story of Mussolini's secret lover, Ida Dalser, and their son Albino.The story of Mussolini's secret lover, Ida Dalser, and their son Albino.The story of Mussolini's secret lover, Ida Dalser, and their son Albino.
- Awards
- 47 wins & 40 nominations
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMost Italians had no idea that Mussolini had a first wife and child until a documentary broke the story on TV in 2005.
- Quotes
Benito Mussolini: With the guts of the last pope, we'll strangle the last king!
- ConnectionsFeatures Christus (1916)
- SoundtracksInno di Garibaldi (Va' fuori d'Italia, va' fuori stranier)
(uncredited)
Performed by Pier Giorgio Bellocchio and Filippo Timi
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I found this movie extremely absorbing, from beginning to end. It's true what other critics have observed that the real Mussolini in the old newsreels looks quite different from the actor personifying him, and the sudden confrontations between one and the other are quite unsettling.
Could it be that recreating this historical newsreels with this actor as Mussolini was not possible due to the insufficient budget? Or maybe the director wanted to show us the real Mussolini to give us a good idea about the individual? Another confusing issue: The actor playing Mussolini also plays his adult son.
And we don't get to see the final days of this dictator, when he was involved with Clara (Claretta) Petacci, his last lover, twenty eight years younger and executed with him (and both corpses hanged upside down in the public square).
The photography and the camera work are exquisite, as are the lighting --absolute perfection-- the acting --masterful-- and the music --excellent.
Very somber movie, shot most of the time in heavy darkness; there is no comic relief whatsoever, not even light humor, but then, the story is extremely dark and tragic, something that could have come out from a Dorothy Parker story.
Could it be that recreating this historical newsreels with this actor as Mussolini was not possible due to the insufficient budget? Or maybe the director wanted to show us the real Mussolini to give us a good idea about the individual? Another confusing issue: The actor playing Mussolini also plays his adult son.
And we don't get to see the final days of this dictator, when he was involved with Clara (Claretta) Petacci, his last lover, twenty eight years younger and executed with him (and both corpses hanged upside down in the public square).
The photography and the camera work are exquisite, as are the lighting --absolute perfection-- the acting --masterful-- and the music --excellent.
Very somber movie, shot most of the time in heavy darkness; there is no comic relief whatsoever, not even light humor, but then, the story is extremely dark and tragic, something that could have come out from a Dorothy Parker story.
- davidtraversa-1
- Oct 11, 2011
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Vèncer
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $13,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $619,162
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $18,096
- Mar 21, 2010
- Gross worldwide
- $5,701,481
- Runtime2 hours 8 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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