Overview
A biographical feature on the Italian literary giant, Gabriele D'Annunzio. Set in late 19th century Italy and France when the artistic style, Decadentismo, was beginning to take shape, the film focuses on D'Annunzio's life when he was already an established poet and journalist in Rome. A staunch opponent of democracy and commoners, he searches for passion and pleasure among the wealthy and noble. One such noblewoman Elvira Fraternali Leoni, serves as the muse for his first novel - The Pleasure (Il Piacere).
Cast
Gabriele D'Annunzio
Elvira Fraternali Leoni
Michetti
Clo Albrini
Maria Cruyllas di Gravina
Maria di Gallese
Olga Ossani
Ercole Leoni
Edoardo Scarfoglio
De Bosis
Viola
Fuchs