Fontamara
Fontamara
Release: 1980-09-12
·Runtime: 139m
·★ 6.2
Drama
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.
Production Countries
Italy
Production Companies
RAI
Erre Cinematografica
Cast
Michele Placido
as Berardo Viola
Antonella Murgia
as Elvira
Enzo Monteduro
Nelide Giammarco
Antonio Orlando
as Antonio
Costantino Carrozza
Franco Javarone
Ida Di Benedetto
as Maria Rosa
Imma Piro
as Maria Grazia
Deddi Savagnone
Liliana Gerace
Armando Bandini
Marcello Monti
Franco Ferri
Marina Confalone
as Recchiuta
