Alla festa della rivoluzione

1919. In the incandescent political climate that preceded fascism, Beatrice, a spy at the service of Russia, is in Rijeka on the day in which the poet-prophet and war hero Gabriele D’Annunzio launches his visionary revolution. But during the swearing-in ceremony she finds herself involved in an attempt on the Poet-Warrior’s life. It is vitally important to discover who the enemies of the revolution are.

COMMENTARY
At the Revolution Party revisits D’Annunzio’s daring exploit in a cinematic romp through futurism, utopias, and sexual transgression; and piracy, gambling, and vendettas, at the moment when revolution swerves in the direction of totalitarianism.

DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
Between the darkness of World War One and the pitch-black of rising Fascism, there was a brief moment when everything seemed possible. Gabriele D’Annunzio, the poet-warrior, took the city of Rijeka with the power of art and poetry, creating a Futurist act that rallied artists, idealists and veterans in a magnificent melting pot of freedom. In this utopia, homosexuality was accepted, the use of drugs was common, men and women were considered equal and a futuristic constitution put man and art at its centre.
A sort of upside-down world that attracted global attention, from Lenin’s Russia to the rising Fascism, to the fears of Giolitti and his allies that the Revolution would spread beyond the confines of Rijeka.
This unique historical context is the backdrop for the story of At the Revolution Party, a story of revenge, redemption and love that aims to be a popular, compelling and intriguing film.