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Vanina Vanini
ITALY · 1961

Vanina Vanini

Roberto Rossellini
political intrigue forbidden romance class conflict Italian patriotism moral corruption
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Synopsis

Vanina Vanini, a bored, spoiled Roman countess, falls in love with a dedicated young patriot who is in Rome to assassinate a traitor to the brotherhood of the Carboneria.

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