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Palombella rossa

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Palombella rossa

7.1

1h 29m

1989

Synopsis

Michele is a Communist MP who loses his memory in a car crash—although nobody seems to notice. Over the course of a water polo match ahead of election day, he begins to remember his past life, revealing the picture of a man whose personal and political identity crisis mirrors the one of Italian communism.

Director

Nanni Moretti

ComedyDrama

identity crisissurrealismmemory losscharacter studypolitical satiremetaphorwater polofall of communismmother son relationshippsychanalyse

Cast & Crew

Nanni Moretti

Nanni Moretti

as Michele Apicella

Silvio Orlando

Silvio Orlando

as Mario

Asia Argento

Asia Argento

as Valentina Apicella

Mariella Valentini

Mariella Valentini

as Giornalista

Alfonso Santagata

Alfonso Santagata

as Ossessivo

Claudio Morganti

Claudio Morganti

as Ossessivo

Eugenio Masciari

Eugenio Masciari

as Arbitro

Mario Patanè

Mario Patanè

as Simone

Antonio Petrocelli

Antonio Petrocelli

as Fascista

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