Editing Love and Anarchy (section)

{{Short description|1973 film by Lina Wertmüller}}
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{{About|the 1973 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Love and Anarchy
| image          = Filmdamoreedanarchia-LinaWertmller.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| native_name    = {{Infobox name module|it|Film d'amore e d'anarchia, ovvero: stamattina alle 10, in via dei Fiori, nella nota casa di tolleranza...}}
| director       = [[Lina Wertmüller]]
| writer         = Lina Wertmüller
| producer       = Romano Cardarelli
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Giancarlo Giannini]]
* [[Mariangela Melato]]
* [[Eros Pagni]]
* [[Pina Cei]]
* [[Elena Fiore]]
* [[Lina Polito]]
}}
| cinematography = [[Giuseppe Rotunno]]
| editing        = [[Franco Fraticelli]]
| music          = {{Plainlist|
* [[Nino Rota]]
* [[Carlo Savina]]
}}
| studio         = {{Plainlist|
* Euro International Films
* Labrador Films
}}
| distributor    = Euro International Films (Italy)
| released       = {{Film date|df=yes|1973|2|22|Italy|1976|1||France}}
| runtime        = 120 minutes
| country        = {{Plainlist|
* Italy
* France
}}
| language       = Italian
| budget         =
}}

'''''Love and Anarchy''''' ({{langx|it|'''Film d'amore e d'anarchia, ovvero: stamattina alle 10, in via dei Fiori, nella nota casa di tolleranza...'''|lit=Film of Love and Anarchy, or Rather: This Morning at 10, in Via dei Fiori, in the Well-Known Brothel...}}) is a 1973 [[Political cinema|political]] [[comedy-drama]] film written and directed by [[Lina Wertmüller]] and starring [[Giancarlo Giannini]] and [[Mariangela Melato]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Mark Chalon |date=1991-04-05 |title=MOVIE REVIEW : Hate Is Wrong Emotion for 'Love and Anarchy' |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-04-05-ca-1834-story.html |access-date=2024-05-26 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url-access=limited |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703093214/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-04-05-ca-1834-story.html |archive-date=3 July 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Set in [[Fascist Italy]] in the early 1930s, the film follows Tunin (Giannini), an [[anarchist]] farmer who stays in a brothel in Rome while preparing to assassinate [[Benito Mussolini]] with assistance from Salomè (Melato), a prostitute and fellow anarchist. However, his mission is complicated when he becomes romantically involved with Tripolina ([[Lina Polito]]), another prostitute at the brothel. The film explores the depths of his emotions concerning love, his [[Anti-fascism|hate for fascism]], and his fears of being killed while assassinating Mussolini.

At the [[1973 Cannes Film Festival]], ''Love and Anarchy'' was nominated for the [[Palme d'Or]] and Giannini was awarded [[Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/2298/year/1973.html |title=Love and Anarchy |publisher=[[Cannes Film Festival]] |access-date=2009-04-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822193905/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/2298/year/1973.html |archive-date=22 August 2011}}</ref>