Allonsanfan

Allonsanfan

Directed by Vittorio Taviani, Paolo Taviani

Produced by Una Cooperativa Cinematografica

1974111 min6.9 / 10

A somber, intellectually rigorous portrait of revolutionary idealism collapsing under the weight of personal failure, historical defeat, and the gap between principle and human weakness.

After the 1815 Restoration, an aging revolutionary finds himself reluctantly involved in an attempted insurrection in Southern Italy while growing increasingly disillusioned with his cause.

Questions people ask

  • Is Allonsanfan sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Does Allonsanfan end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Allonsanfan scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Allonsanfan easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Allonsanfan violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

55/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity58

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise44

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love65

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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