My second attempt, after Another Journey By Train, 29 years earlier, to look at fascism.

We shot in a virtual studio in Cinecitta in Rome, the famous film studio of Fellini, etc.

Alba Rohrwacher played the central character. One of the most creative people I’ve met.

For a story reason we needed rain machines. It felt a bit Vincente Minnelli.

As the film is about the rise of Mussolini, the premiere at the Venice film festival drew some attention...