For many years, the Italian Communist party had a significant cachet as one of the few such organizations to survive for many decades largely independent of the influence of China and Russia's versions of communism. It had loyal and even fervent support from people in all walks of Italian life. However, times change, and after the end of the Cold War, the party was renamed the "Democratic Left" and began espousing considerably more centrist policies. This film takes place at a large rally for the newly reorganized party, where old and new feuds and resentments color the interactions of the many types of people present. In particular, a visiting politician encounters the harsh feelings of a young-ish woman who is also an old-guard leftist who deeply resents the changes in the party's direction.
by Clarke Fountain
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