Released:
1967-09-21

Overview:
The film combines actual footage of Communist leader Palmiero Togliatti's funeral with the intermingled stories of four people affected by his death: Ettore, a Venezuelan radical who abandons the wealthy Italian woman he loves to go back to his country and help his cause; Ludovico, an ailing filmmaker who finds out that art alone is not enough; Giulia, a woman who embarks upon a lesbian affair with a former mistress of her husband; and Ermanno, a philosophy graduate who breaks up with his past.

Directors:
Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani

Runtime:
1h 33min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Lucio Dalla
  as
  Ermanno
• 
  Ferruccio De Ceresa
  as
  Ludovico
• 
  Fabienne Fabre
  as
  Giovanna
• 
  Marija Točinoski
  as
  Giulia
• 
  Giulio Brogi
  as
  Ettore