Fontamara (1980)

  • NR
  • 09/12/1980 (IT)
  • Drama
  • 2h 19m

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.

Carlo Lizzani

Director, Screenplay

Ignazio Silone

Novel

Lucio De Caro

Screenplay

Cast

Michele Placido's headshot

Michele Placido

Berardo Viola
Antonella Murgia's headshot

Antonella Murgia

Elvira
Ida Di Benedetto's headshot

Ida Di Benedetto

Maria Rosa
Imma Piro's headshot

Imma Piro

Maria Grazia
Antonio Orlando's headshot

Antonio Orlando

Antonio
Deddi Savagnone's headshot

Deddi Savagnone

Liliana Gerace's headshot

Liliana Gerace

Marcello Monti's headshot

Marcello Monti

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