The Great Ambition

2024 2h 2m IT

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 188

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Synopsis

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Secretary of the most influential Communist Party in the Western world, Enrico Berlinguer challenged the international balance by seeking to bring the Communists to government in Italy and achieve socialism in a democratic country. From 1973, when he escaped an attack by the Bulgarian secret services, to the assassination of his main ally Aldo Moro in 1978, not forgetting his trips to Moscow and the covers of Time: the story of a man who wanted to change the world, but failed.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Elio Germano
Enrico Berlinguer
Paolo Pierobon
Giulio Andreotti
Roberto Citran
Aldo Moro
Stefano Abbati
Umberto Terracini
Francesco Acquaroli
Pietro Ingrao
Paolo Calabresi
Ugo Pecchioli
Pierluigi Corallo
Antonio Tatò
Nikola Danchev
Leonid Brežnev

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Andrea Segre
Writers: Andrea Segre, Marco Pettenello
Languages: Italian, Bulgarian, Russian
Countries: Italy, Belgium, Bulgaria

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ERA

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Released 2 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Italian, Bulgarian, Russian.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Italy, Belgium, Bulgaria.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Andrea Segre, shot by Benoît Dervaux. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by iosonouncane. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 7

CAST

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Elio Germano and Paolo Pierobon and Roberto Citran carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt30691223 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Andrea Segre directs. Benoît Dervaux behind the camera. iosonouncane scores. Produced in Italy, Belgium, Bulgaria. Dialogue in Italian, Bulgarian, Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 2 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Italian, Bulgarian, Russian.
3International production across 3 countries: Italy, Belgium, Bulgaria.
4Directed by Andrea Segre, shot by Benoît Dervaux. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by iosonouncane. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Elio Germano and Paolo Pierobon and Roberto Citran carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt30691223 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.