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Stolen Kisses: Homosexual Love in Fascist Italy

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.

Top Cast

  • Luca Ward

    Luca Ward

    The Scientist

  • Francesco Baj

    Francesco Baj

    Sailor (voice)

  • Stefano Brusa

    Stefano Brusa

    Soldier #1 (voice)

  • Fabrizio Bucci

    Fabrizio Bucci

    Raimondo (voice)

  • Daniela Calò

    Daniela Calò

    Maria (voice)

  • Alessandro Cappa

    Alessandro Cappa

    Giovanni Comisso (voice)

  • Marco Fumarola

    Marco Fumarola

    Police Officer (voice)

  • Stefano Macchi

    Stefano Macchi

    Soldier #2 (voice)

  • Andrea Moretti

    Andrea Moretti

    Mogliana Youth (voice)

Overview

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.

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