The Bad Poet (2021)

05/20/2021 (FR) • 1h 46m

History, Drama

Overview

1936. Giovanni Comini, the youngest Federal in Fascist Italy, is summoned to Rome for a delicate mission: to surveil aging national poet Gabriele D'Annunzio, whose increasingly restless behavior Mussolini fears could damage his alliance with Nazi Germany. However, after spending time with D'Annunzio, Comini finds himself torn between loyalty to the Party and his fascination with the poet, who will put his burgeoning career at risk.

Top Billed Cast

Sergio Castellitto

Gabriele D'Annunzio

Francesco Patanè

Giovanni Comini

Tommaso Ragno

Giancarlo Maroni

Clotilde Courau

Amélie Mazoyer

Fausto Russo Alesi

Achille Starace

Massimiliano Rossi

Commissario Rizzo

Elena Bucci

Luisa Baccara

Janina Rudenska

Emy Heufler


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Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

poetry

fascism

poet

biography

1930s

italian fascism

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