Overview
A biographical feature on the Italian literary giant, Gabriele D'Annunzio. Set in late 19th century Italy and France when the artistic style, Decadentismo, was beginning to take shape, the film focuses on D'Annunzio's life when he was already an established poet and journalist in Rome. A staunch opponent of democracy and commoners, he searches for passion and pleasure among the wealthy and noble. One such noblewoman Elvira Fraternali Leoni, serves as the muse for his first novel - The Pleasure (Il Piacere).
DirectorSergio Nasca
ProducersFranco Casati, Sergio Martinelli
ScreenplayFabio De Agostini, Piero Chiara, Sergio Nasca
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Robert Powell
Gabriele D'Annunzio
Stefania Sandrelli
Elvira Fraternali Leoni
Laurent Terzieff
Michetti
Florence Guérin
Clo Albrini
Sonia Petrovna
Maria Cruyllas di Gravina
Teresa Ann Savoy
Maria di Gallese
Fiorenza Marchegiani
Olga Ossani
Paolo Bonacelli
Ercole Leoni
Roberto Alpi
Edoardo Scarfoglio
Cesare Barbetti
De Bosis
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LanguageItalian
Production companiesSelvaggia Film