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Suddenly, Last Winter

Country: Italy, Language: Italian, 85 mins

Original Title

Improvvisamente L'inverno Scorso
  • Director: Gustav Hofer; Luca Ragazzi
  • Writer: Gustav Hofer; Luca Ragazzi
  • Producer: Tommaso Colognese; Jacqueline Lustig

CGiii Comment

Definitely, a vanity project...

The terribly English-accented narration is totally ridiculous...with the flippancy and sarcasm...trivialising the apparent intent.

Belusconi ran his country into the ground and with that evil little demon - the pope - Italy has a difficult journey...this 'documentary' is a pathetic, whimsy of its protagonists.

Self-centred, self-indulgent, self-serving and selfish, campy queens should not be allowed anywhere near a camera...especially when their integrity is compromised by their mind-numbing vanity.


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The(ir) Blurb...

In 2006, a general election in Italy gave a slim majority to a center-left coalition that promised legislation to provide civil unions and other rights to gay couples. In 2007, the government proposed a piece of moderate legislation, "diritti di coppie conviventi" (rights for cohabiting couples) or DICOs; it's quickly clear they face tough sledding in the Senate. Luca Ragazzi and Gustav Hofer, a couple for eight years, with camera in hand, follow the Senate proceedings weekly, seek interviews with politicians, attend anti-DICO rallies, and ask questions of persons in the street. The focus includes the meaning of family and Italy's implicit union of church and state.

Cast & Characters

Gustav Hofer as Himself;
Luca Ragazzi as Himself;
Frank Dabell as Narrator;
Veronica Pivetti as Narrator;
Paola Binetti as Herself;
Rocco Buttiglione as Himself;
Franco Grillini as Himself;
Barbara Pollastrini as Herself;
Cesare Salvi as Himself