E cominciò il viaggio nella vertigo (E cominciò il viaggio nella vertigine) (translated)

E cominciò il viaggio nella vertigine is a 1974 Italian biographical drama directed by Toni De Gregorio. The picture is adapted from the autobiographical book Le Vertige by Evgenia Ginzburg, which she wrote and circulated clandestinely between 1959 and 1967 while living under the Soviet regime. Drawing on Ginzburg's own experiences, the film brings the ordeal of a woman caught in an era of political repression to the screen. The ensemble features Ingrid Thulin, Michel Piccoli, Gastone Moschin, Sergio Fantoni, Jacques Sernas, Milena Vukotic and Renato Scarpa. Running about two hours, the production preserves the memoir's first-person, testimonial character, turning a real life story into a dramatic account of survival and endurance.