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Stolen Kisses: Homosexual Love in Fascist Italy

60% | Feb 14, 2021 | Documentary, History

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.

Featured Crew

Gabriella Romano
Writer
Fabrizio Laurenti
Director of Photography

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Luca Ward
The Scientist
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Francesco Baj
Sailor (voice)
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Stefano Brusa
Soldier #1 (voice)
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Fabrizio Bucci
Raimondo (voice)
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Daniela Calò
Maria (voice)

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