Directed by:
Francesco MaselliScreenplay:
Francesco MaselliCinematography:
Gianni Di VenanzoComposer:
Giovanni FuscoCast:
Lucia Bosé, Isa Miranda, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Anthony Steffen, Giuliano Montaldo, Terence Hill, Fernando Birri, Giulio Paradisi, Marco Guglielmi (more)Plots(1)
Outside Milan, 1943. Built on rhythmical patterns reflecting life on both sides of the social spectrum, Francesco Maselli’s feature debut recognizes a historical fact that arouses a feeling of deeply rooted historical grievance to this day: the degree of Italian collaboration with the Germans during the Second World War. This applies especially to the affluent upper classes who, as history has repeatedly proven, are wont to choose whoever strikes them as the most powerful side. Gli sbandati opens with Renoirian images that could not be further removed from war: long, lazy mornings spent in bed, sunny days on the riverbank accompanied by jazz music, and merry bicycle rides in the countryside. This bucolic imagery is soon tainted by the arrival of destitute evacuees from neighboring areas. The refugees ask the carefree residents of a countryside villa for refuge, bringing dissent and suffering to the realm of careless hedonism. While the gentry panics when confronted with the imminent defeat of fascism and the choice between embracing the Nazis and helping the partisans, the youth of Italy divides itself into three groups: the idealist, the fascist, and the cowardly undecided. This gulf will mark generations to come and Francesco Maselli recognized this all too well. Nevertheless, unlike most of his compatriots, he chose to hit where it hurts most. (Viennale)
(more)Cast
Lucia Bosé
Italy
Best movies:
Rome 11:00 (1952)
That Is the Dawn (1956)
L'avaro (1990)
Isa Miranda
Italy
Best movies:
The Seven Deadly Sins (1952)
The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
Jean-Pierre Mocky
France
Best movies:
Order of the Daisy (1967)
The Count of Monte Cristo (1954)
Orpheus (1950)
Anthony Steffen
Italy
Best movies:
One Thousand Dollars on the Black (1966)
The Last Tomahawk (1965)
Man Who Cried for Revenge (1968)
Giuliano Montaldo
Italy
Best movies:
Chronicle of Poor Lovers (1954)
The Assassin (1961)
The Caiman (2006)
Terence Hill
Italy
Best movies:
Vacation with a Gangster (1954)
Watch Out, We're Mad (1974)
Man of the East (1972)
Fernando Birri
Argentina
Best movies:
A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings (1988)
Attila, the Hun (1954)
Giulio Paradisi
Italy
Best movies:
La Dolce Vita (1960)
8½ (1963)
Too Bad She's Bad (1954)
Marco Guglielmi
Italy
Best movies:
Pensione Edelweiss (1958)
Family Diary (1962)
You Die... But I Live (1967)
Manfred Freyberger
Italy
Best movies:
The Desert of the Tartars (1976)
Bread and Chocolate (1973)
Mussolini: Ultimo atto (1974)
Joop van Hulzen
Netherlands
Best movies:
Roman Holiday (1953)
Rome, Open City (1945)
Twelve Hours to Live (1950)
Mike Davies
UK
Best movies:
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
Who Am I - No System Is Safe (2014)
Jack Strong (2014)