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Stolen Kisses: Homosexual Love in Fascist Italy

  • Documentary
  • History

February 14, 2021 (IT)

0h 54m

Through letters, diaries and personal testimonies, an account of the complexity and variety of experiences of LGBT Italians during the Fascist dictatorship of Benito Mussolini (1922-43); intimate words that contrast with the lyrics of popular songs and the propaganda of the time,...

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