Stolen Kisses: Homosexual Love in Fascist Italy

Gabriella Romano
2021-02-14


6
54 min

Through letters, diaries and personal testimonies, an account of the complexity and variety of experiences of LGBT Italians during the Fascist dictatorship of Benito Mussolini (1922-43); intimate words that contrast with the lyrics of popular songs and the propaganda of the time, obsessed with extolling the myths of virility, femininity and motherhood and constrained by sexual repression.

Cast

Name Character Team
Luca Ward The Scientist Unowned
Francesco Baj Sailor (voice) Unowned
Stefano Brusa Soldier #1 (voice) Unowned
Fabrizio Bucci Raimondo (voice) Unowned
Daniela Calò Maria (voice) Unowned
Alessandro Cappa Giovanni Comisso (voice) Unowned
Marco Fumarola Police Officer (voice) Unowned
Stefano Macchi Soldier #2 (voice) Unowned
Andrea Moretti Mogliana Youth (voice) Unowned
Corrado Oddi Filippo de Pisis (voice) Unowned
Rocco Tedeschi Ottone Rosai (voice) Unowned
Valentina Cervi Additional Voice (voice) Unowned
Sabrina Impacciatore Additional Voice (voice) Unowned
Neri Marcorè Additional Voice (voice) Unowned
Gianni Rossi Barilli Self - Journalist Unowned
Francesco Gnerre Self - Professor Unowned
Giovanni Dall'Orto Self - Historian Unowned
Dario Petrosino Self - Historian Unowned
Silvia Mazzoleni Self - Teacher Unowned
Marzio Govoni Self - Collector Unowned
Alberto Lenzi Self - Collector Unowned
Riccardo Esposito Self - Book Publisher Unowned
Ausilia Veneruso Self - Book Publisher Unowned
Marcela Leone de Andreis Self - Historian Unowned
Margherita Giacobino Self - Writer Unowned
Paolo Hutter Self - Journalist (voice) (archive footage) Unowned
Benito Mussolini Self - Politician (archive footage) Unowned
Sandro Penna Self - Poet (archive footage) Unowned
Filippo de Pisis Self - Poet (archive footage) Unowned