Palombella Rossa

1989 · film

Michele is an MP for the Italian Communist Party who loses his memory in a car crash, though hardly anyone around him seems to notice. During a crucial water polo match on the eve of election day, he gradually begins to remember his past life, revealing a man whose personal and political identity crisis mirrors that of Italian communism itself.

  • fall of communism
  • Water Polo
  • metaphor
  • political satire
  • Identity Crisis
  • mother-son relationship
  • character study
  • surrealism