“I met Carla Lonzi in high school; she was the mother of the man who would become my husband, Battista Lena,” says Francesca Archibugi. “When she wasn’t around, I would go into the large farmhouse and rummage through drawers, dig through her bags, pry into her notes and private letters, and smell her shirts—I even stole a pair of her trousers. […] As her health declined, I read her diary, Taci, anzi parla, diario di una femminista. We used to talk about it. […] She certainly didn’t seem like a mother-in-law, but rather like the most amazing adult friend. […] I would like to engage contemporary ideas in a dialogue with Carla, as if she were still here, and see if—by listening closely—I might still hear her voice.”
Drawing on valuable, previously unseen archival material, director Francesca Archibugi brings to the screen—for the first time—her public and private story, her ideas, and her legacy, all of which are essential to understanding what women across the globe are experiencing and fighting for to this day.
