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Happy to Be Different

Original title: Felice chi è diverso
  • 2014
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Happy to Be Different (2014)
Documentary

The film takes us on a voyage to a hidden Italy rarely addressed on film: Gay Italy as it was lived in the 20th century, from the turn of the century up to the 80s. The documentary gives voi... Read allThe film takes us on a voyage to a hidden Italy rarely addressed on film: Gay Italy as it was lived in the 20th century, from the turn of the century up to the 80s. The documentary gives voice to those who personally had to bear the weight of being "different", remembering how th... Read allThe film takes us on a voyage to a hidden Italy rarely addressed on film: Gay Italy as it was lived in the 20th century, from the turn of the century up to the 80s. The documentary gives voice to those who personally had to bear the weight of being "different", remembering how their lives were shaped by this situation during Fascism and in the aftermath of World War I... Read all

  • Director
    • Gianni Amelio
  • Stars
    • Glauco Bettera
    • Giorgio Bongiovanni
    • Mosè Bottazzi
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
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    • Director
      • Gianni Amelio
    • Stars
      • Glauco Bettera
      • Giorgio Bongiovanni
      • Mosè Bottazzi
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Glauco Bettera
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    Giorgio Bongiovanni
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    Mosè Bottazzi
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    Nicola Calì
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    Ciro Cascina
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    Francesco Cocola
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    Roberto David
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    Ninetto Davoli
    Ninetto Davoli
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    John Francis Lane
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    Corrado Levi
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    Alberto Marché
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    • (as Pieralberto Marchesini)
    Alba Montori
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    Claudio Mori
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    Fernando Nigiro
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    Roberto Pagliero
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    Paolo Poli
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    Lucy Salani
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    Aldo Sebastiani
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    • Director
      • Gianni Amelio
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    • Release date
      • June 10, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Felice chi è diverso
    • Production companies
      • Istituto Luce Cinecittà
      • Rai Cinema
      • Rai Trade
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      1 hour 33 minutes
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      • Black and White

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