Basic Info
Release: September 12, 1980
Runtime: 139 min
Rating: ⭐ 6.2/10 (2 votes)
Status: Released
Fontamara
1980
139 min
⭐ 6.2/10
2 votes
Overview
Fontamara is a village in the Marsica, forgotten by all but God and its inhabitants are called 'cafoni' (boors). Berardo Viola wants to marry Elvira but only after gaining enough money to buy some land and in order to reach his aim he has the idea of going to a great city. When Maria Grazia is raped by the fascists, Berardo and Antonio decide to leave Fontamara and go to Rome. Here they are swindled by a lawyer and afterwards they are invited by an antifascist to a restaurant where they are arrested by the police because of some subversive papers they had.
Genres
Drama
Production Countries
- Italy
Spoken Languages
- Italian it
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Cast
Michele Placido
Berardo Viola
Antonella Murgia
Elvira
Ida Di Benedetto
Maria Rosa
Imma Piro
Maria Grazia
Antonio Orlando
Antonio
Deddi Savagnone
Liliana Gerace
Marcello Monti
Dino Sarti
Ciccio Busacca
Enzo Monteduro
Lino Coletta
Crew
Carlo Lizzani
Director
Edmondo Ricci
Executive Producer
Lucio De Caro
Screenplay
Carlo Lizzani
Screenplay
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