[The Hidden Betrayal Full Movie In Italian Free Download
Jamar Lizarraga
When relationship agreements about fidelity, honesty, and sexual boundaries are broken by one partner and those breaks are hidden from the other partner, the cheating/deceiving partner takes a one-up or power-over position in the relationship. That partner knows something that is vital about the state of the relational union and, by keeping that vital information hidden, they ensure that only they get to have knowledge of and make choices about the events that are taking place.
This power-over dynamic is why so many betrayed partners talk about feeling like a fool when they find out about the betrayal. They are putting words to the feeling of having been in a relationship where they thought they were on equal footing and operating as though they and their significant other had the same information. When they find out that their partner had a secret life and kept that life hidden for months or even years, they often feel a profound sense of humiliation.
This is one of the reasons why full therapeutic disclosure is so important. When the cheating partner becomes willing to disclose the ways in which relationship agreements have been broken, the cheater is moving out of the one-up, power-over position back into a position of equality and shared power. By sharing their secrets, they honor the dignity and humanity of the betrayed partner. They are returning the power of informed choice to their betrayed partner. This creates the opportunity for a level playing field in the relationship, allowing both partners to make decisions and to negotiate whether and how they want to move forward together.
When cheating partners hold onto secrets or continue to lie about the infidelity, they disempower the betrayed partner. Betrayed partners who are living in relationships where they know the cheater is withholding information and protecting secrets are left with two unhappy choices: leave the relationship because to continue living in the power-over power-under dynamic is too costly or stay in an unhealthy relational dynamic that limits the potential for connection and intimacy.
For any of us to build and maintain a safe bond with our partner, we have to operate from a level playing field. One partner taking a one-up position over the other partner destroys trust and safety and creates dysfunctional transactional tit-for-tat dynamics in the relationship. For relationships to heal, this dynamic must end, and equality must prevail.
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My Italian Secret: The Forgotten Heroes is a 2014 documentary film, directed and written by Oren Jacoby, that tells the story of the rescue of thousands of Italian Jews during World War II by ordinary and prominent Italians, including the champion cyclist Gino Bartali. The film had its U.S. premiere at the Hamptons International Film Festival in October 2014,[1] and opened at theaters in Los Angeles and New York in March 2015.[2][3]
The film tells its story by relating the accounts of Jewish survivors "who return to Italy in their late adulthood to revisit the scenes of their worst nightmares: hidden in terror, fleeing in desperation, separated from loved ones, saying final goodbyes without knowing they were final."[4][5]
The film, narrated by Isabella Rossellini, includes dramatic reenactments in addition to interviews with survivors and relatives of the rescuers. It describes how many Italians, including Roman Catholic priests, risked their lives to hide Jews from Nazi troops after the German occupation of Italy in 1943. Among them was Bartali, whose words are spoken in a voiceover by actor Robert Loggia.[1]
Bartali is shown in archival footage and reenactments, and his son Andrea is interviewed. Italian dictator Benito Mussolini viewed the champion cyclist as a paragon of Fascist values, who proved Italians were part of the "master race." But Bartali rejected Fascism and opposed its anti-Semitic policies. During the war, he traveled throughout Italy on his bicycle while pretending to train for competitions, delivering documents for hidden Jews. He did so at the behest of Elia Dalla Costa, the Archbishop of Florence where he lived. Bartali never spoke of his wartime exploits after the war, not even to his family, and only did so late in life. Bartali risked his own life and the life of his family by his activities.[1][4][6] In 2013, Bartali was recognized as a "Righteous Among the Nations" by Yad Vashem for his efforts to aid Jews during World War II.[6]
The film features an interview with Giorgio Goldenberg, whose family was hidden by Bartali during the war.[6] It also describes the heroism of Dr. Giovanni Borromeo, administrator of the Catholic Fatebenefratelli Hospital on Tiber Island in Rome, who established a special ward to hide Jews. He said that the patients in the ward were suffering from a fatal and contagious disease, to discourage entry by Nazi troops.[1][7]
Among the survivors profiled in the film is a woman named Charlotte Hauptman, now in her eighties, who as a child had been rescued from the Nazis along with her parents in Calabria, Venice, and then Marche, where an entire village conspired to harbor them despite the dangers posed by German troops.[7]
The Hollywood Reporter called the film "uplifting as it is moving" and a "valuable addition to the ever-growing canon of Holocaust-themed documentaries," but said that it was marred by its "de rigueur dramatic reenactments.".[1] The Los Angeles Times said it was "compelling if unsuitably titled" and that the "carefully crafted film deftly blends archival footage with dramatic re-creations and interviews with surviving family members to illuminating effect." The reviewer said that Loggia's rendition of Bartali's words was "distractingly delivered" and that "it would have been more effective to simply let his heroic actions speak for themselves."[3]
The New York Times said that the film "unfolds in a somewhat standard testimonial documentary format," and called the soundtrack "heavy-handed." The reviewer said Jacoby "doesn't give 'My Italian Secret' much structural or chronological organization," and said that its "anecdotal presentation sometimes seems more suited for museum browsing than for viewing in a theater."[2] A columnist for The Jewish Daily Forward said the film suffered from lack of focus as it alternated between Bartali's story and other stories of rescue and betrayal, but said the film "retrieves pieces of the fragile past, revives the honor of a great many brave Jewish and Gentile Italians, and restores to one athletic Italian hero his eternal moral achievement."[4]
Welcome to Bracciano Castle (Castello Orsini-Odescalchi), one of the most beautiful castles in Italy that you can visit. Just 1 hour from Rome and from Civitavecchia, you can visit Bracciano Castle from Rome or on a Shore Excursion from Civitavecchia.
Once a Medieval stronghold transformed into a Renaissance masterpiece by Napoleone Orsini in the late 1400s, Bracciano Castle has witnessed centuries of power struggles. Initially owned by the formidable Orsini family until the late 17th century, the castle eventually came under the possession of the Odescalchi family, who still maintains ownership today.
Amidst the backdrop of palace intrigue that was no stranger to the Orsini family and the Castle of Bracciano, legends and myths have been woven into the historical tapestry over the years. One of the most captivating tales involves the ill-fated love story of Isabella de Medici and Paolo Giordano which unfolded as a narrative veiled in scandal, adultery, and eventual crime of passion.
Isabella, hailing from the influential Medici family, was wedded to Paolo Giordano Orsini, the Duke of Bracciano. Their betrothal was arranged when they were just 11 and 12 years old, and they were married a few years later while still teenagers.
Yet another haunting legend paints Isabella de Medici as a femme fatale within the confines of Bracciano Castle. In this chilling narrative, Isabella is rumored to have lured her illicit lovers to her private chamber, the present-day Hall of the Orsini Frieze. In a sinister twist, she allegedly murdered them, casting her lovers through a trapdoor into a pit of blades and lime.
The story took a dramatic turn as Isabella allegedly confessed her sins to a confidante who, in turn, betrayed her secret to her husband. In a fit of jealousy and rage, Paolo Giordano Orsini is said to have strangled her during a fateful hunting trip.
These centuries-old legends have etched themselves into the lore of Bracciano Castle, forming a dark and enduring legacy of intrigue and betrayal. But there is more to these legends and stories than meets the eye, along with some recent discoveries that shed light on what may have truly happened, turning centuries-old legends upside down.
Isabella de' Medici and Paolo Giordano Orsini, the central figures of our narrative, are historical characters whose reputations have been marred by political intrigues and legends that have accrued over time. They have been portrayed in literature and theater as enigmatic and often scandalous figures, only to be slowly reclaimed by the pages of history, albeit veiled in layers of myth.
Isabella de' Medici was the daughter of Cosimo I, Grand Duke of Tuscany. She has been painted by a long historiographic tradition as beautiful and educated but with a penchant for frivolity, surrounded by a coterie of admirers and lovers.
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