Margherita Sarfatti, Mussolini's lover and advisor, was a woman who exerted a great influence on the Duce and on Italian cultural life. Through archival documents, autobiographical texts and love letters, the documentary paints a portrait of the woman who helped create the myth of the Duce.
Editing
Love letters read over creepy archival footage
Production
Rare access to Sarfatti's private papers
Direction
Salfati lets contradictions breathe without excuses
Director
Pierre-Henry Salfati
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sarfatti essentially invented the modern political 'image consultant'—her 1925 biography of Mussolini became the global blueprint for strongman branding.
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