1987-01-30 3/10
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A biographical feature on the Italian literary giant, Gabriele D'Annunzio. Set in late 19th century Italy and France when the artistic style, Decadentismo, was beginning to take shape, the film focuses on D'Annunzio's life when he was already an established poet and journalist in Rome. A staunch opponent of democracy and commoners, he searches for passion and pleasure among the wealthy and noble. One such noblewoman Elvira Fraternali Leoni, serves as the muse for his first novel - The Pleasure (Il Piacere).
Director : Sergio Nasca
Writer : Fabio De Agostini, Piero Chiara, Sergio Nasca
Cast
Robert Powell
Stefania Sandrelli
Laurent Terzieff
Florence Guérin
Sonia Petrovna
Teresa Ann Savoy