A Leap in the Dark (1980)
1h 54m
Running Time
February 14, 1980Release Date
A Leap in the Dark (1980)
1h 54m
Running Time
February 14, 1980Release Date
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Plot.
Mauro, a judge, is worried about his older sister Marta, who took care of him since he was a boy, and now suffers from mental illness and suicidal thoughts. She seems to recover from her depression when Mauro acquaints her with Giovanni, a brilliant actor at the edge of legality. However, Mauro becomes unconsciously jealous of their relationship.
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Cast & Crew.

Michel Piccoli
Mauro Ponticelli

Anouk Aimée
Marta Ponticelli

Michele Placido
Giovanni Sciabola

Gisella Burinato
Anna

Antonio Piovanelli
Quasimodo

Anna Orso
Marilena

Giampaolo Saccarola
Insane Brother

Adriana Pecorelli
Sonia

Franca Maria De Monti

Paola Ciampi
Ponticelli's Mother

Pier Giorgio Bellocchio
Giorgio

Mario Prosperi
Mario Ponticelli

Elizabeth Labi
Ponticelli's Fiancée

Enrico Bergier
Ponticelli's Brother

Mario Ravasio
Brother of Suicide

Gaetano Campisi
Actor

Marino Cenna
Actor

Lamberto Consani
Giovanni's Friend

Giancarlo Sammartano
Passerby

Oreste Rotundo
Passerby

Remo Remotti
Thief

Marina Sassi
Giovanni's Friend

Rossano Weber
Fire-Eater

Alessandro Antonucci
Ponticelli Child

Daria Fago
Ponticelli Child

Natalia Fago
Ponticelli Child

Matteo Fago
Ponticelli Child

Giovanni Frezza
Ponticelli Child

Maria Pia Frezza
Ponticelli Child

Vittorio Caprioli
Mauro Ponticelli (voice)

Livia Giampalmo
Marta Ponticelli (voice)

Frédérique Alexandre
Marta Ponticelli Child (uncredited)

Silverio Conti
Man at Pawnshop (uncredited)

Piero Natoli
Screenplay

Vincenzo Cerami
Screenplay

Marco Bellocchio
Screenplay / Story / Director

Giuseppe Di Biase
Camera Operator

Lucilla Clementelli
Script Supervisor

Enzo Porcelli
Executive Producer

Inigo Lezzi
First Assistant Director

Pino Venditti
Second Assistant Director

Dino Di Dionisio
Unit Production Manager

Claudio Gaeta
Production Secretary

Angelo Barbagallo
Production Secretary

Janice Munro
Production Secretary

Cecilia Valmarana
Production Assistant

Franco Fantini
Administration

Alessio Gelsini Torresi
Assistant Camera

Maria Ruhle
Public Relations

Letizia Cavallini
Still Photographer

Firmino Palmieri
Still Photographer

Carmelo Agate
Assistant Production Design

Silvana Turchi
Assistant Costume Designer

Cesare Paciotti
Makeup Artist

Luciana Maria Costanzi
Hairstylist

Remo Ugolinelli
Sound

Giulio Viggiani
Boom Operator

Anna Rosa Napoli
Assistant Editor

Rita Algeri
Assistant Editor

Bruno Tempera
Property Master

Alberto Michettoni
Property Master

Ennio Di Stefano
Gaffer

Giancarlo Serravalli
Key Grip

Anita Cavallari
Seamstress

Marin Karmitz
Additional Dialogue

Pierre Gautard
Camera Operator

Luciano Anzellotti
Sound Effects

Adriano Taloni
Sound Mixer

Giovanni Fago
Thanks

Gerardo Scala
Thanks

Fabrizio Beggiato
Thanks

Marie Christine Vanden Eede
Thanks

Roberto Perpignani
Editor

Anna Maria Clementelli
Producer

Silvio Clementelli
Producer

Nicola Piovani
Original Music Composer

Giuseppe Lanci
Director of Photography

Brigitte Sousselier
Editor

Lia Francesca Morandini
Costume Design

Andrea Crisanti
Production Design

Amedeo Fago
Production Design

Valerio Tozzi

Daniele Piretti

Carlotta Natoli

Pasquale Moscianese

Gianluca Giusti
Media.




Details.
Release DateFebruary 14, 1980
Original NameSalto nel vuoto
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 54m
Filming LocationsRome, Italy
Genres
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Wiki.
A Leap in the Dark (Italian: Salto nel vuoto, and also known as Leap Into the Void) is a 1980 Italian film written and directed by Marco Bellocchio. It stars Michel Piccoli and Anouk Aimée, who won the Best Actor and Best Actress prizes respectively at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. The film also won the David di Donatello for Best Director and was selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 53rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
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