Synopsis:
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.
Directed by: | Carlo Lizzani |
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Written by: | Carlo Lizzani & Lucio De Caro |
Release date: | 1980-09-12 |
Runtime: | 139 minutes |
Cast:
Michele Placido
Berardo Viola
Berardo Viola
Antonella Murgia
Elvira
Elvira
Ida Di Benedetto
Maria Rosa
Maria Rosa
Imma Piro
Maria Grazia
Maria Grazia
Antonio Orlando
Antonio
Antonio
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