2009 · drama · biography
Vincere
Directed by Marco Bellocchio2h 8m2009
The story of the descent into madness of Mussolini's secret first wife, Ida Dasler, who was seduced by his passion and vigor but blind to the fascist dictator's many flaws.
Our read: Vincere (2009) reads as a heavy, steady, grounded drama · biography entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, steady, measured drama / biography, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- intense
- bleak
- signature
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