Fontamara (1980)
2h 19m
Running Time
September 12, 1980Release Date
Fontamara (1980)
2h 19m
Running Time
September 12, 1980Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
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
Marina Confalone
Recchiuta
Carlo Lizzani
Director / Screenplay
Ignazio Silone
Novel
Luciano Calosso
Costume Design
Luigi Scaccianoce
Production Design
Enzo Nigro
Production Manager
Roberto De Simone
Original Music Composer
Giulio Mandelli
Delegated Producer
Piero Lazzari
Line Producer
Edmondo Ricci
Executive Producer
Rinaldo Ricci
First Assistant Director
Paolo Biagetti
Set Decoration
Maria Teresa Elena
Second Assistant Director
Marisa Agostini
Script Supervisor
Vittorio Fornasiero
Unit Manager
Claudio Morabito
Camera Operator
Mario Bagnato
Assistant Camera
Massimiliano Sambuco
Assistant Camera
Alessandro Gabriele
Assistant Editor
Roberto Priori
Assistant Editor
Romeo Buccheri
Sound
Sebastiano Scutti
Boom Operator
Enrico Appetito
Still Photographer
Otello Sisi
Makeup Artist
Mirella Ginnoto
Hairstylist
Romano Mancini
Gaffer
Maurizio Michelizzi
Key Grip
Giuseppe Mattei
Master at Arms
Bruno Longobardo
Sound Mixer
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Fontamara is a 1980 Italian film, directed by Carlo Lizzani based on the novel of the same name by Ignazio Silone. It stars Michele Placido in the role of Berardo Viola and Antonella Murgia as Elvira. Ida Di Benedetto won the Nastro d'Argento (Silver Ribbon) for Best supporting Actress in 1981 for her supporting role as Maria Rosa.
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