Stolen Kisses: Homosexual Love in Fascist Italy (2021)
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.
Directors: Gabriella Romano, Fabrizio Laurenti.
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Luca Ward as The Scientist |
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Francesco Baj as Sailor (voice) |
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Stefano Brusa as Soldier #1 (voice) |
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Fabrizio Bucci as Raimondo (voice) |
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Daniela Calò as Maria (voice) |
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Alessandro Cappa as Giovanni Comisso (voice) |
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Marco Fumarola as Police Officer (voice) |
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Stefano Macchi as Soldier #2 (voice) |
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Andrea Moretti as Mogliana Youth (voice) |
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Corrado Oddi as Filippo de Pisis (voice) |
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Rocco Tedeschi as Ottone Rosai (voice) |
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Valentina Cervi as Additional Voice (voice) |
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Sabrina Impacciatore as Additional Voice (voice) |
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Neri Marcorè as Additional Voice (voice) |
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Gianni Rossi Barilli as Self - Journalist |
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Francesco Gnerre as Self - Professor |
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Giovanni Dall'Orto as Self - Historian |
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Dario Petrosino as Self - Historian |
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Silvia Mazzoleni as Self - Teacher |
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Marzio Govoni as Self - Collector |
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Alberto Lenzi as Self - Collector |
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Riccardo Esposito as Self - Book Publisher |
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Ausilia Veneruso as Self - Book Publisher |
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Marcela Leone de Andreis as Self - Historian |
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Margherita Giacobino as Self - Writer |
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Paolo Hutter as Self - Journalist (voice) (archive footage) |
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Benito Mussolini as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Sandro Penna as Self - Poet (archive footage) |
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Filippo de Pisis as Self - Poet (archive footage) |
| Writing | Gabriella Romano | Writer |
| Writing | Fabrizio Laurenti | Writer |
| Sound | Ugo Laurenti | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Fabrizio Laurenti | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Patrizia Penzo | Editor |
| Camera | Niccolò Palomba | Additional Director of Photography |
| Sound | Marco Furlani | Sound Editor |
| Production | Cecilia Spano | Researcher |
| Crew | Gianni Rossi Barilli | Technical Advisor |
| Production | Enrico Bufalini | Producer |
| Production | Nathalie Giacobino | Researcher |
| Production | Maura Cosenza | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Luca Locate Luciani | Technical Advisor |
| Visual Effects | Luca Tommasini | Animation |
| Art | Luca Tommasini | Graphic Designer |
| Sound | Marco Furlani | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Flavia Battaglia | Makeup & Hair |
| Directing | Gabriella Romano | Director |
| Directing | Fabrizio Laurenti | Director |