The year is 1944. In a somber, grey villa on the outskirts of Nazi-occupied Northern Italy, sixteen-year-old
The film boasts a strong European ensemble and a legendary musical score: Aldo Lado Cast: Stefania Sandrelli as Angela Teresa Ann Savoy as Edith Mario Adorf as Mr. Manzi Karl Zinny (credited as Karl Diemunch) as Luca Manzi Marie-José Nat as Mrs. Manzi Composer: Ennio Morricone Cinematographer: Dante Spinotti Reception and Analysis La disubbidienza (1981) La Disubbidienza -1981- Imdb
La Disubbidienza (English title: Disobedience ) is a fascinating and somewhat overlooked film from 1981 directed by Aldo Lado. It sits at a strange crossroads of genres: part coming-of-age drama, part WWII resistance thriller, and part surrealist satire. The year is 1944
La Disubbidienza (1981) is a melancholic Italian drama directed by Aldo Lado that explores the deep disillusionment of a young boy caught between the collapse of Fascism and the arrival of a world that feels just as empty. Director: Aldo Lado — known for genre versatility
: A nurse who cares for him after Edith’s sudden death, selling herself to buy his medicine and eventually becoming his lover.
: When the war finally ends, Luca is devastated to find that the world hasn't changed. His parents, who once catered to Nazis, now treat American soldiers with the same opportunistic warmth. Feeling his sacrifices were for nothing, he falls into a deep illness, essentially deciding he no longer wants to live.