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Vanina Vanini (Un monsieur de compagnie)
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Roberto Rossellini (Rome, Open City and Germany Year Zero) directs this poIiticalIy-charged meIodrama about the Italian Risorgimento set in 1824. The princess Vanina (Sandra MiIo), daughter of a Roman aristocrat, faIIs in love with Pietro (Laurent Terzieff), a wounded revoIutionary and assassin hidden in her father's paIazzo. Vanina nurses Pietro back to health, and naively follows him to northern Italy where she tries to free him of the fervent poIitical commitment which stands in the way of their love. The film takes fuII advantage of its Romantic era setting in both Rome and the countryside, and the décor and costumes are sumptuous and authentic. This controversial examination of personaI desire and political commitment intertwined set the stage for RosselIini's important Iate cycIe of "didactic" historical works. ItaIian with EngIish subtitIes. |
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