Overview
A passionate love story entwined with political ambition and betrayal.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- operatic
- brooding
- harrowing
- arthouse film night
- historical drama viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as an emotionally absorbing, operatic political melodrama that privileges Ida Dalser's experience over exhaustive historical detail.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ida's obsessive devotion and persecution are rendered through heightened performance, music, archival imagery, and stark visual contrasts.
Mussolini's regime suppresses Ida's marriage and son, then confines both in asylums to eliminate their claims from official history.
The rise of Italian fascism is experienced primarily through Ida Dalser's marriage, motherhood, persecution, and institutional confinement.
Critics specifically noted the film's black canvas and shafts of brilliant light, echoed in its stark compositions and archival spectacle.
Films like Vincere, and why
The Conformist
political biographical drama centered on authoritarian power, intimate betrayal, and a commanding female performance
The Last Emperor
stylized historical melodrama examining fascism, repression, and private lives overwhelmed by ideology
The White Ribbon
operatic european historical drama combining personal obsession with authoritarian political history
Movie Details
- Director
- Marco Bellocchio
- Release Date
- 2009-05-20
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (169)
Cast
- Giovanna Mezzogiorno
- Filippo Timi
- Fausto Russo Alesi
- Michela Cescon
- Pier Giorgio Bellocchio
- Corrado Invernizzi
- Paolo Pierobon
- Bruno Cariello
- Francesca Picozza
- Simona Nobili
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Vincere about?
- A fiercely stylized historical melodrama follows Ida Dalser’s doomed devotion to Mussolini as fascist power erases her marriage, motherhood, and identity.
- What is Vincere like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Vincere as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Vincere violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Vincere as mild.
- What did critics think of Vincere?
- Critics broadly praised the film as an emotionally absorbing, operatic political melodrama that privileges Ida Dalser's experience over exhaustive historical detail.
- Which films are like Vincere?
- Films with a similar feel include The Conformist, The Last Emperor, and The White Ribbon.
- How long is Vincere?
- Vincere runs 128 minutes.
- Where can I watch Vincere?
- In United States, Vincere streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now.
