The legendary composer provides a haunting and evocative score that highlights the internal emotional turmoil of the protagonist. 4. Production and Release Details
Like many of Alberto Moravia’s works ( The Conformist , Contempt ), La Disubbidienza is a scathing critique of the Italian middle class. Luca’s parents care deeply about appearances, social standing, and wealth, even as the world literal crumbles around them due to the war. Luca’s refusal to participate in their rituals is a rejection of their superficial morality. 2. The Body as a Battlefield
After Edith dies of a heart attack, Luca falls sick again, and Angela steps in to care for him, selling her possessions to fund his treatment. Their developing romantic and sexual relationship becomes the ultimate rebellion against his parents, prompting him to abandon his family’s suffocating life. Cast and Production La Disubbidienza -1981- Imdb
Luca’s nihilistic spiral is eventually interrupted by two women who use sensuality as a tether to pull him back to life: Edith (Teresa Ann Savoy): The family governess who initiates Luca into erotic games. Angela (Stefania Sandrelli):
As Mr. and Mrs. Manzi, representing the affluent, detached bourgeois class. The legendary composer provides a haunting and evocative
Features as Luca's deeply hypocritical, upper-class father.
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| | Details | | :--- | :--- | | Original Title | La Disubbidienza | | English Title | Disobedience | | Year of Release | 1981 | | Country | Italy, France | | Language | Italian | | Director | Aldo Lado | | Screenplay | Barbara Alberti, Aldo Lado, Amedeo Pagani | | Based on | The novel La disubbidienza by Alberto Moravia (1948) | | Producers | Giorgio Barattolo, Valerio De Paolis | | Production Companies | Nickelodeon, Pantheon I, Les Films Molière, RAI | | Distribution (Italy) | Gaumont Italia | | Cinematography | Dante Spinotti, Paolo Tassara | | Editing | Alberto Galletti | | Music | Ennio Morricone | | Runtime | 98 minutes | | Release Date | 1981 |
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