Screenplay:
Tonino GuerraCinematography:
Giuseppe LanciComposer:
Nicola PiovaniCast:
Margarita Lozano, Claudio Bigagli, Omero Antonutti, Franco Franchi, Ciccio Ingrassia, Matilde Piana, Regina Bianchi, Giuliano Taviani, Laura De Marchi (more)VOD (1)
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Four stories by Luigi Pirandello are the basis of this five-part anthology film directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. In the first, "The Other Son," Mariagrazia (Margaret Lozano), is the mother of three sons, one of whom lives with her. Despite his reverence for her, she can feel only contempt for the boy. The second tale, "Moonstruck" tells of Sidoro (Enrica Maria Modugno), a woman whose husband has epileptic seizures during a full moon which he must conceal from his neighbors. "The Jar" concerns a craftsman (Franco Franchi) who has been hired by a feudal lord, Don Lollo (Ciccio Ingrassia), to repair an enormous olive jar, but while working, he traps himself inside. In the fourth story, "Requiem," a group of villagers oppose a feudal landlord, the Baron (Pasquale Spadola), and a group of local officials in a struggle to be allowed to bury their dead. The final episode, "Conversing with Mother," is a dialogue between Pirandello (Omero Antonutti) and the shadow of his deceased mother (Regina Bianchi). (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Margarita Lozano
Spain
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Jean de Florette (1986)
Manon of the Spring (1986)
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Claudio Bigagli
Italy
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Omero Antonutti
Italy
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Franco Franchi
Italy
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Kaos (1984)
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Ciccio Ingrassia
Italy
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Matilde Piana
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Regina Bianchi
Italy
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Giuliano Taviani
Italy
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Laura De Marchi
Italy
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Valentina Taviani
Italy
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Domenico Gennaro
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Tony Sperandeo
Italy
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Carlo Cartier
Italy
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Biagio Barone
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Kaos (1984)
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Giovanna Taviani
Best movies:
Kaos (1984)
Enrica Maria Modugno
Italy
Best movies:
The Moro Affair (1986)
Kaos (1984)
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Anna Malvica
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Kaos (1984)