Allonsanfan (1974)

A anarchist leader (Fulvio) wishes to retire, as he is old and tired. He tries to hide himself, but his friends find him and insist he carries on helping them.

Directors:

Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani

Writers:

Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani

Stars:

Marcello Mastroianni, Lea Massari, Mimsy Farmer

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marcello Mastroianni	...	Fulvio Imbriani
Lea Massari	...	Charlotte
Mimsy Farmer	...	Francesca
Laura Betti	...	Esther
Claudio Cassinelli	...	Lionello
Benjamin Lev	...	Vanni 'Peste'
Renato De Carmine	...	Costantino
Stanko Molnar	...	Allonsanfan
Luisa De Santis	...	Fiorella
Biagio Pelligra	...	Il Prete
Michael Berger	...	Remigiano
Raul Cabrera
Alderice Casali	...	Concetta
Roberto Frau
Cirylle Spiga	...	Massimo

Storyline

A anarchist leader (Fulvio) wishes to retire, as he is old and tired. He tries to hide himself, but his friends find him and insist he carries on helping them.

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Plot Keywords:

period drama | anarchist | female armpit hair | anarchism | politics | 

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Genres:

Drama | History

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Title derived from the first two words of the French national anthem.

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Connections

Edited into Marcello, una vita dolce (2006)

User Reviews

Best Taviani film (not recommended for Hollywood-bred viewers)

Of course you have to like the Taviani brothers style, something rather hard for viewers contaminated with the fast moving, predictable (even when trying hard to be unpredictable) plots of Hollywood McDonalds-style commercial movies. Taviani brothers take a bitter look at Italy of the '70's, the time when several leftist revolutionary groups, like the Brigade Rosse, the Autonomia Operaia and the Lotta Continua, chose the path of armed struggle against Italian capitalism, ending in a horrible massacre of politicians, judges, and innocent people. Just like them Fulvio, is of a wealthy, aristocratic origin and his revolutionary stance is just sentimental, not backed by real-life status. He gets easily disillusioned, but, caught in a moving sand, however he struggles to reclaim his past life he gets trapped and is swallowed in the end. It is hard to watch a film that you cannot identify with anyone, but it is worth a try.

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

1 March 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Allonsanfan

Filming Locations:

Matera, Basilicata, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Una Cooperativa Cinematografica, Ministero del Turismo e dello Spettacolo

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1