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Vincere

2009

Marco Bellocchio

Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Filippo Timi, Michela Cescon, Fabrizio Costella, Fausto Russo Alesi

6.2

1,709

Drama Italy, 1907. Beauty shop worker Ida Dalser (Giovanna Mezzogiorno) falls for union activist Benito Mussolini (Filippo Timi). The couple marry but, as Mussolini switches his political tack from socialism to fascism, Ida learns that her husband has re-married and started a campaign to deny her very existence. So there is a secret in the life of Mussolini: a wife and a son, who was born, acknowledged and then denied. The secret bears a ... [+]

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Ian Freer Empire	"An occasionally exhilarating retelling of a fascinating, little-known story. And how Mezzogiorno missed awards consideration is a mystery. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)"	POS

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