Red Wood Pigeon
1989
⏱️ 89 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 IT
ComedyDrama
Michele is a Communist MP who loses his memory in a car crash—although nobody seems to notice. Over the course of a water polo match ahead of election day, he begins to remember his past life, revealing the picture of a man whose personal and political identity crisis mirrors the one of Italian communism.
Cast
Crew
Director
Nanni Moretti
Writer
Nanni Moretti
Producer
Nella Banfi, Angelo Barbagallo, Nanni Moretti
Production
Sacher Film, Palmyre Productions, RAI, So. Fin. A.
Keywords
identity crisissurrealismmemory losscharacter studypolitical satiremetaphorwater polofall of communismmother son relationshippsychanalyse