"La Grande Ambizione" is a missed opportunity.

A compelling portrait of leadership and humanity

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Francesco Acquaroli

Andrea Segre

Marco Pettenello

Follows the life of the great and popular political leader Enrico Berlinguer, who almost led Italy&apos;s Communist Party into power in 1978.

Berlinguer: La grande ambizione

When Politics Dreamed of Another Future

Some films don&apos;t just recount history, they make us wonder how the world might have changed if events had taken a different turn. The Great Ambition recreates the historic attempt at rapprochement between Italy&apos;s Christian Democrats and the Communist Party in the 1970s, through the eyes of Enrico Berlinguer. The tension of the Cold War runs through every conversation, reminding us that such an opening could have reshaped Europe.

What stands out is the balance between rigor and humanity. The film often leans on a documentary-like precision, but it never forgets the personal side of politics. Elio Germano delivers a remarkable performance, portraying Berlinguer with both strength and vulnerability.

At times, the narrative lacks dramatic intensity, but its value lies in its political portrait: ideas, doubts, and the fragile hope of building common ground in a divided world. It leaves us with a haunting question: what if that compromise had succeeded?

The result is a sober, lucid work, combining melancholy and nostalgia with the feeling of witnessing an unrepeatable moment. A necessary reflection on a time when politics still dared to dream.

Some films don't just recount history, they make us wonder how the world might have changed if events had taken a different turn. The Great Ambition recreates the historic attempt at rapprochement between Italy's Christian Democrats and the Communist Party in the 1970s, through the eyes of Enrico Berlinguer. The tension of the Cold War runs through every conversation, reminding us that such an opening could have reshaped Europe.

What stands out is the balance between rigor and humanity. The film often leans on a documentary-like precision, but it never forgets the personal side of politics. Elio Germano delivers a remarkable performance, portraying Berlinguer with both strength and vulnerability.

At times, the narrative lacks dramatic intensity, but its value lies in its political portrait: ideas, doubts, and the fragile hope of building common ground in a divided world. It leaves us with a haunting question: what if that compromise had succeeded?

The result is a sober, lucid work, combining melancholy and nostalgia with the feeling of witnessing an unrepeatable moment. A necessary reflection on a time when politics still dared to dream.

Follows the life of the great and popular political leader Enrico Berlinguer, who almost led Italy's Communist Party into power in 1978.

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