Vincere (2009/NR) June 1, 2010

Tue, June 1 @ 7 & 9:30pm
Wed, June 2 @ 4, 7 & 9:30pm
Thu, June 3 @ 7 & 9:30pm

Cost: $8*, $6* Students and Seniors

Directed by Marco Bellocchio

A cinematic tour-de-force, Vincere is Italian master Marco Bellocchio’s (Fists In the Pocket) portrait of Benito Mussolini, and the fiery woman who was his secret wife and the mother of his abandoned child. The film was a standout selection of the 2009 Cannes, Telluride, Toronto, New York, AFI film festivals, and received awards for Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Actor at the Chicago IFF.
In Vincere, the closely guarded story of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini’s secret lover and son is revealed in fittingly operatic proportions. Thunderstruck by the young Mussolini’s charisma, Ida Dalser gives up everything to help champion his revolutionary ideas. When he disappears during World War I and later resurfaces with a new wife, the scorned Dalser and her son are locked away in separate asylums for more than a decade. But Ida will not disappear without a fight...

"Undeniably Powerful" - Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York

"A Dazzler." - Scott Foundas, LA Weekly

"A Fascinationg, Powerfully Acted Period Drama." - Manohla Dargis, The New York Times

"A Masterpiece." - Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine

Country of Origin: Italy
Language: Italian/German with English subtitles

Official Website: http://www.thestatetheatre.org/index.php