The Italian biopic D’Annunzio (1985) takes an illuminating and even-handed look at Gabriele D’Annunzio, the poet, novelist, daredevil, and war hero whose system of thought was a crucial precursor to Benito Mussolini’s fascist dictatorship. Robert Powell stars as the foppish protagonist in a film that strives to make sense of D’Annunzio’s life, work, and belief system. One of the figure’s lesser-known traits is … Become a Mr Skin Member and get the full review