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...life. “Vincere” explores the secret life of Benito Mussolini’s lover—and self-proclaimed spouse—Ida Dalser and the emotional and psychological torture she endures as a result of being swept under the rug. In this chilling account, Ida??s resolve and sanity are tested as she attempts to fight the unified powers of Il Duce’s regime...
...past and the father of her child. Mezzogiorno delivers a stunning performance, masterfully portraying the desperation of a scorned lover. Her obsession with her imagined marriage to Mussolini (Filippo Timi)—a problem first and foremost because he was already married with children before his affair with Ida??is second only to her resolve that she hasn’t imagined anything and is justified in her demands for legitimacy...
...passionate dialogue delivered by nearly all the characters also helps to portray the volatility of the relationships that surround Mussolini. Ida??s interaction with Mussolini’s lover while he is hospitalized is a prime example of this: this lover, a nun nonetheless, exclaims, “I’ll kill her; I’ll rip her ears off!” in an emotional explosion in reaction to Ida??s entrance. Throughout the entire film, emotions fail to flag...
Despite the film’s varied artistic strengths, a significant drawback are the sometimes-confusing transitions and occasional lack of continuity. The latter is especially evident when Ida??s son is suddenly introduced as an adult after an inexplicable temporal leap in the narrative. To make matters even more confusing, the adult son is played by the same actor who portrays Mussolini. Furthermore, although the montages of real-life Italian scenes of political turmoil accompanying the events in the film constitute a very interesting approach to crafting a fictionalized historical account, their unexpected placement undermines the sense...
...mail that a book by former professor of music Elliot Forbes ’40, now deceased, has created a legacy of confusion.“Forbes fails to mention the two productions at the Congregational-Presbyterian Church in Cambridge—‘Princess Ida?? and ‘Yeomen of the Guard’—which were the real, immediate forerunners of the HRG&SP,” Forbes writes. “In those productions, most of the people who would put on ‘Ruddigore?...