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Stolen Kisses: Homosexual Love in Fascist Italy

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Stolen Kisses: Homosexual Love in Fascist Italy
NR 54 minHistory, Documentary
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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.
StarringLuca WardFrancesco BajStefano Brusa
DirectorsGabriella RomanoFabrizio Laurenti
WritersGabriella RomanoFabrizio Laurenti

Movie Details

Original Language:Italian
Executive Producers:Maura Cosenza
Production Companies:Istituto Luce Cinecittà
Stolen Kisses: Homosexual Love in Fascist Italy on the Web:Official Website
Movie Tags:
lgbtgay themelesbianmale homosexuality1930sdocudramaletterfemale homosexualityhomosexualitygay artist