RED LOB (Palombella Rossa) (1989) - ♦♦♦♦♦

Directed by - Nanni Moretti

Written by - Nanni Moretti

Starring - Nanni Moretti, Silvio Orlando, Mariella Valentini

"Arguably the film that most defined NANNI MORETTI's distinctive political conscience. Even more so, the most personal film he ever made, in which he brought together his personal interests in cinema, politics and water polo. 

In this film MORETTI plays the role of an Italian communist politician, who is in the midst of a crisis of identity. And the structure itself revolves around a water polo match, which not only serves as a chronoligical punctuation, but also as a metaphor for a lot of the ideas the acclaimed filmmaker tries to get across. 

PALOMBELLA ROSSA is also instinctively driven by the characteristic satirical sense of humour of MORETTI himself - his fingerprints are all over the film. It is a remarkable and original character driven storyline, with an exciting intuitive structure, both inspired and inspiring as well as undoubtedly personal."

Comedy, Italy/France