Stolen Kisses: Homosexual Love in Fascist Italy
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, obsessed with extolling the myths of virility, femininity and motherhood and constrained by sexual repression.
- Year: 2021
- Country: Italy
- Genre: Documentary, History
- Studio: Istituto Luce Cinecittà
- Keyword: male homosexuality, docudrama, female homosexuality, sexual repression, lgbt, italian history, 1930s, personal stories, social prejudices, gay theme, italian fascism, gay artist, letters, lesbian, homosexuality
- Director: Gabriella Romano, Fabrizio Laurenti
- Cast: Luca Ward, Francesco Baj, Stefano Brusa, Fabrizio Bucci, Daniela Calò, Alessandro Cappa