Stolen Kisses: Homosexual Love in Fascist Italy (2021)

Stolen Kisses: Homosexual Love in Fascist Italy (2021)

2021-02-14 Italy 54 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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.

Cast

Luca Ward is The Scientist
The Scientist
Francesco Baj is Sailor (voice)
Sailor (voice)
Stefano Brusa is Soldier #1 (voice)
Soldier #1 (voice)
Fabrizio Bucci is Raimondo (voice)
Raimondo (voice)
Daniela Calò is Maria (voice)
Maria (voice)
Alessandro Cappa is Giovanni Comisso (voice)
Giovanni Comisso (voice)
Marco Fumarola is Police Officer (voice)
Police Officer (voice)
Stefano Macchi is Soldier #2 (voice)
Soldier #2 (voice)
Andrea Moretti is Mogliana Youth (voice)
Mogliana Youth (voice)
Corrado Oddi is Filippo de Pisis (voice)
Filippo de Pisis (voice)
Rocco Tedeschi is Ottone Rosai (voice)
Ottone Rosai (voice)
Valentina Cervi is Additional Voice (voice)
Additional Voice (voice)