Summary
In 1950s Sicily, con artist Joe Moretti does screen tests for the big studios, accepting money or favours for his efforts. A young illiterate novitiate named Beata desperately wants to change her life and falls for him; belatedly, he realizes his feelings for her. However, their love affair is doomed when he's arrested.
Details
Release Date: September 21, 1995
Runtime: 113 minutes
Genres: Drama, Romance
Original Language: IT
Rating: ⭐ 7.1/10 (191 votes)
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Cast
Sergio Castellitto
Joe Morelli (Giuseppe Romolo)
Tiziana Lodato
Beata
Franco Scaldati
Brigadier Mastropaolo
Leopoldo Trieste
Mute
Leo Gullotta
Vito
Clelia Rondinella
Anna's mother
Salvatore Billa
Prince
Jane Alexander
Princess
Tony Sperandeo
1st Badalamenti
Tano Cimarosa
Grandpa Bordonaro
Nicola Di Pinto
Communal Functionary
Domenico Gennaro
1st Mafioso (as Mimmo Gennaro)
Luigi Maria Burruano
Flirtatious Client
Antonella Attili
Nurse
Costantino Carrozza
The Collector
Carmelo Di Mazzarelli
Old Man in Wheelchair
Domenico Dolce
Peasant on Bus
Stefano Gabbana
Photographer
Tony Palazzo
Pio Li Fusi
Pino Calabrese
1st Carabiniere
Aurora Quattrocchi
Prostitute (as Rori Quatrocchi)
Peppe Zarbo
1st Friend
Antonello Puglisi
Man Quoting Mussolini
Daniele Ferretti
Village Idiot
Francesco Guzzo
Tavern Boy
Bruno Torrisi
Carwash Man
Corrado Solari
2nd Warehouse Man
Omero Capanna
Hitman (uncredited)
Marzio Honorato
Architect Panebianco (uncredited)
Luigi Mezzanotte
Pimp (uncredited)