“The inspiration for the film stems from the simple realisation that it was possible – and indeed necessary – to tell the character’s story beyond the confines of documentaries, as has been done abroad for so many musical heroes. It has an inspiring moral.” Interview

Despite the dissolution of the City Council, brought about by Camorra infiltration, the former mayor has no regrets about the experience. He accuses his former party of having distanced itself from him and the local area

The professor presents a concise essay on the emblematic case of an intellectual who changed sides right up to the very end: "Piovene had pretended to be a fascist simply to become a journalist. The theory of bad faith naturally sets him apart from all those who viewed their own past as a mistake."