Palombella rossa
Sep 15 1989
•1h 29m
•Comedy, Drama
Michele is a Communist MP who loses his memory in a car crash—although nobody seems to notice. Over the course of a water polo match ahead of election day, he begins to remember his past life, revealing the picture of a man whose personal and political identity crisis mirrors the one of Italian communism.
Cast
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Nanni Moretti
Michele Apicella
Silvio Orlando
Mario
Asia Argento
Valentina Apicella
Mariella Valentini
Giornalista
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