Cinema
Secrets Secrets
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Giuseppe Bertolucci · 1985
Synopsis
Venice. An armed group attacks a magistrate, and Laura, the young woman who leads the action, finishes off one of her wounded companions so that he will not talk. From the upper bourgeoisie, she returns to her family's villa; on the train to Rome, she happens to meet the half-sister of the man she has just killed. Around her, her mother and other women find themselves bound to her act without knowing it.
Context
Vincenzo Cerami wrote the screenplay with the director; the cinematography is by Renato Tafuri and the music by Nicola Piovani; the producer is Gianni Minervini. Lina Sastri plays Laura, and Lea Massari her mother; around them appear Alida Valli, Stefania Sandrelli, Mariangela Melato, Rossana Podestà, Giulia Boschi and Massimo Ghini. Beyond terrorism, the film focuses on women and on the bond between mother and daughter.
Who it is for
A little over an hour and a half, in Italian. An ensemble film about the years of lead, in which the destinies of several women cross.
Prizes and reception
David di Donatello for Best Actress for Lina Sastri; the film was reissued in Italy in 2023 in a restored print.
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