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Love & Anarchy

Original title: Film d'amore e d'anarchia, ovvero 'stamattina alle 10 in via dei Fiori nella nota casa di tolleranza...'
  • 19731973
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  • 2h
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
3.1K
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Giancarlo Giannini and Mariangela Melato in Film d'amore e d'anarchia, ovvero 'stamattina alle 10 in via dei Fiori nella nota casa di tolleranza...' (1973)
When a friend is murdered by the Facists, a melancholy farmer takes up residence in a Roman brothel as he and an anarchist prostitute plot to assassinate Mussolini.
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When a friend is murdered by the Facists, a melancholy farmer takes up residence in a Roman brothel as he and an anarchist prostitute plot to assassinate Mussolini.When a friend is murdered by the Facists, a melancholy farmer takes up residence in a Roman brothel as he and an anarchist prostitute plot to assassinate Mussolini.When a friend is murdered by the Facists, a melancholy farmer takes up residence in a Roman brothel as he and an anarchist prostitute plot to assassinate Mussolini.

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3.1K
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  • Director
    • Lina Wertmüller
  • Writer
    • Lina Wertmüller
  • Stars
    • Giancarlo Giannini
    • Mariangela Melato
    • Eros Pagni
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  • Director
    • Lina Wertmüller
  • Writer
    • Lina Wertmüller
  • Stars
    • Giancarlo Giannini
    • Mariangela Melato
    • Eros Pagni
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 14User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 3 nominations

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    Film d'amore e d'anarchia, ovvero 'stamattina alle 10 in via dei Fiori nella nota casa di tolleranza...' (1973)
    Giancarlo Giannini and Mariangela Melato in Film d'amore e d'anarchia, ovvero 'stamattina alle 10 in via dei Fiori nella nota casa di tolleranza...' (1973)
    Giancarlo Giannini and Mariangela Melato in Film d'amore e d'anarchia, ovvero 'stamattina alle 10 in via dei Fiori nella nota casa di tolleranza...' (1973)
    Giancarlo Giannini in Film d'amore e d'anarchia, ovvero 'stamattina alle 10 in via dei Fiori nella nota casa di tolleranza...' (1973)
    Mariangela Melato in Film d'amore e d'anarchia, ovvero 'stamattina alle 10 in via dei Fiori nella nota casa di tolleranza...' (1973)
    Mariangela Melato in Film d'amore e d'anarchia, ovvero 'stamattina alle 10 in via dei Fiori nella nota casa di tolleranza...' (1973)
    Film d'amore e d'anarchia, ovvero 'stamattina alle 10 in via dei Fiori nella nota casa di tolleranza...' (1973)
    Giancarlo Giannini and Mariangela Melato in Film d'amore e d'anarchia, ovvero 'stamattina alle 10 in via dei Fiori nella nota casa di tolleranza...' (1973)
    Giancarlo Giannini and Mariangela Melato in Film d'amore e d'anarchia, ovvero 'stamattina alle 10 in via dei Fiori nella nota casa di tolleranza...' (1973)
    Giancarlo Giannini in Film d'amore e d'anarchia, ovvero 'stamattina alle 10 in via dei Fiori nella nota casa di tolleranza...' (1973)

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    Giancarlo Giannini
    Giancarlo Giannini
    • Antonio Soffiantini 'Tunin'as Antonio Soffiantini 'Tunin'
    Mariangela Melato
    Mariangela Melato
    • Salomèas Salomè
    Eros Pagni
    • Giacinto Spatolettias Giacinto Spatoletti
    Pina Cei
    • Madame Aïdaas Madame Aïda
    Elena Fiore
    Elena Fiore
    • Donna Carmelaas Donna Carmela
    Giuliana Calandra
    Giuliana Calandra
    Isa Bellini
    Isa Danieli
    Isa Danieli
    • Prostituteas Prostitute
    Enrica Bonaccorti
    Enrica Bonaccorti
    • Prostituteas Prostitute
    Anna Bonaiuto
    Anna Bonaiuto
    • Prostituteas Prostitute
    Anita Branzanti
    • Prostituteas Prostitute
    Maria Sciacca
    • Prostituteas Prostitute
    Anna Melato
    • Prostituteas Prostitute
    Gea Linchi
    • Prostituteas Prostitute
    Anna Stivala
    • Prostituteas Prostitute
    Josiane Tanzilli
    Josiane Tanzilli
    • Prostituteas Prostitute
    Valeria Piaggio
    • Prostituteas Prostitute
    Franca Salerno
    • Director
      • Lina Wertmüller
    • Writer
      • Lina Wertmüller
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    Storyline

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    Determined to continue where his friend left off, freckled peasant anarchist Tunin arrives in Rome intending to assassinate Benito Mussolini. Under those circumstances, the resolute idealist will be welcome in the town's first-rate brothel as the cousin of his contact, devoted revolutionary Salomè, who works there as a prostitute. Things soon get complicated when Tunin falls in love with one of the girls, Tripolina, and hovers on the verge of failure, torn between ideals and passion. Will the love-smitten patriot succeed in his cause? —Nick Riganas
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    • italy
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    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • R
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    • Trivia
      For the initial American release, editor Fima Noveck created a prologue which featured a montage of photos of Mussolini, along with a crawl explaining his rise to power and the violent activities sanctioned in his name during his reign. Also, in this edit, the full Italian title is not displayed, in favor of the abbreviated English title Love and Anarchy.
    • Quotes

      Salome: In my opinion, I can't stand these people that are so intelligent yet create such a shitty world.

    • Crazy credits
      Before end credits: "I wish to repeat my horror that attacks, which besides being bad in and of themselves are also stupid, because they harm the very cause they are trying to serve...But those assassins are also saints and heroes...And they will be celebrated once the brutal facts are forgotten, and all that is remembered is the idea that inspired them and the martyrdom that made them saints.--Errico Malatesta."
    • Alternate versions
      For the initial American release, editor Fima Noveck created a prologue which featured a montage of photos of Mussolini, along with a crawl explaining his rise to power and the violent activities sanctioned in his name during his reign.
    • Connections
      Featured in Behind the White Glasses (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Canzone arrabbiata
      Written by Nino Rota and Lina Wertmüller

      Performed by Anna Melato

    User reviews14

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    A Masterpiece of Political Cinema
    I saw this film two times in 1973 and a few years later again in art cinemas in the United States. I vividly remember the opening line, "I'm off to kill Mussolini. Screw the rest." While Fox Lorber put this film on DVD in 1997, it is now unavailable and sells for $37 used. I bought a made-in-China copy for $5 on Ebay. I was a bit upset when the first title read only "I'm off to kill Mussolini." I wondered why the change? Anyways the rest of the DVD seemed fine.

    This is an amazing film. The acting by everyone is superb, with Giancarlo Gianini giving a performance that won him a best acting award at the Cannes film festival and should have won him an Oscar. He is Chaplinesque, but not imitative of Chaplin or anybody else. It is one of the most sympathetic performances ever given. In many scenes, he doesn't talk, but you sense his feelings of anger or sadness. His mass of freckles on his face make him look more like a 14 year old than a man planning a major political assassination. Mariangela Melato is sexy, foul-mouthed and hilarious. She also manages to make you believe that she is both a cynical prostitute and a politically and culturally aware anarchist. Lina Polito is the young prostitute with hope. She gives a performance similar to and as wonderful as Liza Minnelli in "Cabaret."

    The musical score by Federico Fellini's main composer, Nino Rota, is energetic and terrific. It often counterpoints the action on the screen, bringing us away from it, and making some harsh scenes seem comical, but it also heightens the playfulness or menace in other crucial scenes. He won an Oscar for the Godfather Part II a few years later, but he deserved one here too.

    This is a tribute to the European nihilist and anarchist movements of the 1800 and 1900's. It is also powerfully anti-fascist.

    This is great and enthralling film-making. It is Lina Wertmuller's best film and still stands out today, nearly 40 years later, as a great historical and humanist work of art. It is sad that more people do not know about it and have not had the opportunity to experience it.

    Having seen about 6,000 films (150 films X 40 years), I would put this one in the top twenty.
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    5
    • jayraskin1
    • Apr 18, 2011

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    • Release date
      • February 22, 1973 (Italy)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • France
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Love and Anarchy
    • Filming locations
      • Rome, Lazio, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Euro International Films
      • Labrador Films
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Sound mix
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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