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For this Sunday Kino Night, first up is The Lusty Men (1952). A cynical, washed-out rodeo guy (Robert Mitchum, playing his usual douchebag role) agrees to train a younger cowboy in the sport, despite knowing all the dangers, seeing him as an opportunity to vicariously reclaim his manhood. Drama ensues as the training escalates. Director is Nicholas Ray, whose Bigger than Life (1956) we watched two weeks ago; this deals with similar themes of toxic masculinity, but with rodeos instead of drugs. This is considered one of his best films, so let’s check it out.

After that is Love & Anarchy (1973), an Italian rom-com/thriller/political drama about a farmer in Fascist Italy who decides to hide from the authorities after they murder his friend. He takes up residence in a brothel and plots with an anarchist prostitute there to assassinate Il Duce himself, Benito Mussolini. Will they succeed? I hope so. Guess we’ll find out. Director is Lina Wertmuller, one of the few female directors in 1970s Italian cinema, and certainly the most famous; this is considered arguably her best work (the other contender being Seven Beauties [1976], which we have not yet watched), and an unusually feminist take on anti-fascist themes for its era.

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Be there, comrades!

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CWs for The Lusty Men:

  • Sexual innuendos.
  • Cruelty to animals.
  • Distressed animals.
  • Alcohol.
  • Smoking.

CWs for Love & Anarchy:

  • Nudity.
  • Sex.
  • Blood and gore.
  • Gun violence.
  • Profanity.
  • Alcohol.
  • Smoking.
  • Beatings.
  • Fascism.
  • Prostitution.

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