Vincere ( Vaincre )

Vincere (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: Vaincre
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival
European Film Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
124 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2009 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Marco Bellocchio

Written By:
Marco Bellocchio

Actors:
Giovanna Mezzogiorno ..... Ida Dalser
Filippo Timi ..... Benito Mussolini
Corrado Invernizzi ..... Dottor Cappelletti
Fausto Russo Alesi ..... Riccardo Paicher
Michela Cescon ..... Rachele Guidi
Pier Giorgio Bellocchio ..... Pietro Fedele
Paolo Pierobon ..... Giulio Bernardi
Bruno Cariello ..... Giudice
Francesca Picozza ..... Adelina
Simona Nobili ..... Madre Superiora
Giovanna Mori ..... Tedesca
Silvia Ferretti ..... Scarpette rosse
Corinne Castelli ..... Lacrime
Patrizia Bettini ..... Cantante
Fabrizio Costella ..... Benito Albino

Synopsis:

The powerful new film from acclaimed auteur Marco Bellocchio (My Mothers Smile, Good Morning, Night, The Wedding Director), VINCERE is a compelling drama based on the littleknown story of Benito Mussolinis first wife. Ida Dalsar (Giovanno Mezzogiorno) and Mussolini (Filippo Timi) begin their liaison in 1914; she is a well-to-do beauty salon owner and he is an impoverished young Socialist and union activist. When Ida sells all her possessions to fund her lover's new newspaper, the rise of Fascism is set into play An official selection of the Cannes, Toronto and Telluride Film Festivals, VINCERE is a gripping film that combines drama, archive footage, and music creating a highly cinematic oratorio of enormous emotional force.On the whole Vincere is a dark movie which tries to chart the life of Ida Dalsern, who instantly fell in love with Benito on a train and did her best to help him in his political career, giving him all her money to finance his newspaper Il Popolo dItalia. In return, the Duce treated her cruelly, systematically trying to eliminate these facts (marriage included) from his life. She was maltreated, stalked and eventually locked up in a lunatic bin for life. Vincere is roughly based on two books respectively called Mussolins Marriage by Marco Zeni and Mussolinis Secret Child by Alfredo Pieroni, and on Fabrizio Laurenti and Gianfranco Norellis documentary film Mussolinis Secret. Actress Giovanna Mezzogiorno plays Ida Dalser, the first wife, while actor Filippo Timi plays two roles, the young Mussolini and in the second part of the movie Mussolini s secret son, Benito Albino. Despite the faults in the movie, both actors did a great job and their performances left one thirsty for more.

Centers on fascist dictator Benito Mussolini's illegitimate son, Benito Albino Mussolini. Born out of wedlock before Mussolini came to power in 1922, Mussolini hid the child and mother, beautician Ida Dalser, in asylums where both died before Mussolini's execution in 1945.

There is a secret in the life of Mussolini: a wife and a son, who was born, acknowledged and then denied..

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 28 December, 2009.

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