Vincere
Momentous events require suitably powerful storytelling, which vet helmer Marco Bellocchio delivers in Vincere, the little-known story of Benito Mussolini's ill-fated first wife and son. Conceived as grand opera set inside delineated space, it's a thrilling, at times brilliant piece of staging that never forgets the emotional pull of either the tragic personal tale or the ramifications of history. (...) Both Mezzogiorno and Timi are perfectly cast. He's got Il Duce's grandstanding down pat, yet Timi's Mussolini is also frighteningly human. Mezzogiorno, moving and pathetic, pairs him beautifully: Her Ida is cultivated (...) and intelligent, a woman battered by her brush with unfettered power. (...) Carlo Crivelli's music is a tour-de-force -- it's been a long time since this kind of orchestration has been so well used. Sweeping and bold, it harks back to some of the grand compositions of Hollywood's golden age, yet there isn't a whiff of the old-fashioned in its power to thrill.
– Jay Weissberg, Variety
Duration: 128 min
Dialogue: German, Italian
Subtitles: English
Age limit: K15
