Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Los Feliz Theatre, Los Angeles
### **ABOUT THE EPISODES:** **Episode 101 “Chapter 1,” Dir. Joe Wright, 59 Mins** *In Italian with English subtitles. * Mussolini has just founded the Fasces of Combat when D’Annunzio takes Fiume. Mussolini hopes to exploit the poet’s feat himself on the electoral field. FORMAT: DCP **Episode 102 “Chapter 2,” Dir. Joe Wright, 62 Mins** *In Italian with English subtitles.* The elections proclaim absolute victory for the socialists. Mussolini appears to be finished, but landowners and industrialists seek his help against the strikes paralyzing the country FORMAT: DCP ### **ABOUT THE SERIES:** **MUSSOLINI: SON OF THE CENTURY, 2025, MUBI, USA** Joe Wright (ATONEMENT, DARKEST HOUR) delivers his most audacious work yet with MUSSOLINI: SON OF THE CENTURY, a scathing portrayal of the rise of Fascism. Starring Luca Marinelli (THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS, MARTIN EDEN), Wright’s eight-part series chronicles Benito Mussolini’s transformation from socialist journalist to Italy’s brutal dictator, spanning the political chaos of 1920s Italy, from his Blackshirts militia to the establishment of an authoritarian rule that would go on to set Europe aflame. Adapted from the prize-winning five-part novel by Antonio Scurati, and executive produced by Paolo Sorrentino and Pablo Larraín, this compelling historical portrayal of corruption and political manipulation approaches its subject with a hypermodern film style propelled by Tom Rowlands’ (The Chemical Brothers) electronic score. With its bold visual language and sonic experimentation, the series redefines the conventions of the historical biopic and invites viewers to experience the past through a strikingly modern lens. Streaming September 10th on MUBI.