One of the most surprising things about watching the wrenching "Vincere," the story of Ida Dalser, Mussolini's secret wife and his first-born son, Benito, is that when the relationship went sour and Ida just wouldn't let it rest, that Il Duce, the sweet one, just didn't have her killed. Though Ida's life would become a torturous hell spent locked away in an insane asylum, the legacy left by her letters has made for an intense and intriguing, if at times uneven, film with Italian director Marco Bellocchio wringing every drop of emotion out of his actors and his audience before it is over. Read Sharkey's full review of "Vincere" at the LA TimesVincere
A vivid full-blooded political melodrama, VINCERE chronicles the largely unknown story of the secret marriage of Mussolini (Filippo Timi) to Ida Dalser (Giovanna Mezzogiorno), a woman whom Il Duce met when he was a rising star in the Socialist movement. Inspired by the intensity of his beliefs and the ferocious attraction between them, Dalser sells off all of her belongings to fund the newspaper that would eventually launch his political career. After bearing him a son, Dalser discovers to her horror, that Mussolini already has another family --- and he will do anything in his power to keep her away from them.
Opened March 19, 2010
Runtime:2 hr. 8 min. N
Cast: Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Fabrizio Costella, Michela Cescon, Fausto Russo Alesi, Filippo Timi
Director: Marco Bellocchio
Genres: Biopic [feature], Historical Epic, Historical Film
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