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Palombella rossa

Palombella rossa (1989)

1989-09-15 · 89 min · Rating 7.10/10 (276 votes)

Michele is a Communist MP who loses his memory in a car crash—although nobody seems to notice. Over the course of a water polo match ahead of election day, he begins to remember his past life, revealing the picture of a man whose personal and political identity crisis mirrors the one of Italian communism.

Keywords

character study fall of communism identity crisis memory loss metaphor mother son relationship political satire psychanalyse surrealism water polo