Stolen Kisses: Homosexual Love in Fascist Italy (2021)

6.0/10 54 min Documentary History

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

The Scientist

Stefano Brusa

Soldier #1 (voice)

Daniela Calò

Maria (voice)

Corrado Oddi

Filippo de Pisis (voice)

Valentina Cervi

Additional Voice (voice)

Sabrina Impacciatore

Additional Voice (voice)

Neri Marcorè

Additional Voice (voice)

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