poetry,fascism,poet,biography,1930s,italian fascism

The Bad Poet (2021)

Poster for The Bad Poet

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Gianluca Jodice
  • Profile picture of Sergio Castellitto
    Gabriele D'Annunzio Sergio Castellitto
  • Profile picture of Francesco Patanè
    Giovanni Comini Francesco Patanè
  • Profile picture of Tommaso Ragno
    Giancarlo Maroni Tommaso Ragno
  • Profile picture of Clotilde Courau
    Amélie Mazoyer Clotilde Courau
  • Profile picture of Fausto Russo Alesi
    Achille Starace Fausto Russo Alesi
  • Profile picture of Massimiliano Rossi
    Commissario Rizzo Massimiliano Rossi
  • Profile picture of Lidiya Liberman
    Lina Lidiya Liberman
  • Profile picture of Janina Rudenska
    Emy Heufler Janina Rudenska

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Keywords

  • poetry
  • fascism
  • poet
  • biography
  • 1930s
  • italian fascism