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We're in the 1930s, and Anna is aware the Marcello, a hit man for Mussolini, is in Paris to kill her husband, expatriate Carlo Rosselli. She seduces both Marcello and his newly wed wife Giulia, as a way to show them a happier alternative to the life of crime the regime requires of them. She does not succeed in dissuading Marcello. This dance scene shows her dedication, her eagerness to model a life of love for love, or erotophilia, as a counterpoint of the life of fear of love, or erotophobia, the regime seems to mandate of its affiliates.
