The Art of Joy by Goliarda Sapienza: Writing for Emancipation
Between 1967 and 1976, Italian writer Goliarda Sapienza (1924-76) wrote The Art of Joy, a subversive novel about the dazzling social ascent of a rebellious heroine; too scandalous to be published at that contradictory time.
Cast
Estelle Meyer
Modesta (voice)
Nathalie Richard
Self - Narrator (voice)
Frédéric Martin
Self
Nathalie Castagné
Self
Alberica Bazzoni
Self
Monica Farnetti
Self
Valeria Golino
Self
Angelo Pellegrino
Self
Goliarda Sapienza
Self (archive footage)
Storyline
Between 1967 and 1976, Italian writer Goliarda Sapienza (1924-76) wrote The Art of Joy, a subversive novel about the dazzling social ascent of a rebellious heroine; too scandalous to be published at that contradictory time.
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