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The Art of Joy by Goliarda Sapienza: Writing for Emancipation

Between 1967 and 1976, Italian writer Goliarda Sapienza (1924-76) wrote The Art of Joy, a subversive novel about the dazzling social ascent of a rebellious heroine; too scandalous to be published at that contradictory time.

Top Cast

  • Estelle Meyer

    Estelle Meyer

    Modesta (voice)

  • Nathalie Richard

    Nathalie Richard

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  • Frédéric Martin

    Frédéric Martin

    Self

  • Nathalie Castagné

    Nathalie Castagné

    Self

  • Alberica Bazzoni

    Alberica Bazzoni

    Self

  • Monica Farnetti

    Monica Farnetti

    Self

  • Valeria Golino

    Valeria Golino

    Self

  • Angelo Pellegrino

    Angelo Pellegrino

    Self

  • Goliarda Sapienza

    Goliarda Sapienza

    Self (archive footage)

Overview

Between 1967 and 1976, Italian writer Goliarda Sapienza (1924-76) wrote The Art of Joy, a subversive novel about the dazzling social ascent of a rebellious heroine; too scandalous to be published at that contradictory time.

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