The title means to win, in Italian. This movie was pretty emotionally intense, especially given that it's based on a true story. Mussolini seduces, impregnates, and abandons his early lover Ida and their son, little Benito. Post-abandonment, Ida dedicates her life trying to convince the world she's his real wife, which only puts her in a looney-bin. Needless to say, the ending's tragic. I especially loved the mish-mash of Italian art, music, and real WWI/II film-reels. It's one of those really good period dramas where you get a palpable sense of society and culture at the time. I also didn't realize that Mussolini is perhaps the ugliest modern dictator (then again, they all aren't such lookers); with a perennially pursed lip and potato face, the guy feels the need to huff and puff his way into power.
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