Salto nel vuoto (1980)
Directed by Marco Bellocchio
Comedy / Drama
aka: A Leap in the Dark
Salto nel vuoto (1980)
Film Synopsis
Mauro Ponticelli, a distinguished magistrate, lives in Rome with his sister Marta, who has taken care of him ever since he was a child. As she approaches menopause, Marta becomes increasingly unstable and prone to suicidal tendencies. She has apparently overcome her depression when her brother meets Giovanni Sciabola, a successful but shady actor. Mauro wonders if Sciabola will help him to get rid of his sister...© James Travers
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Film Credits
- Director: Marco Bellocchio
- Script: Piero Natoli, Vincenzo Cerami, Marco Bellocchio (story)
- Cinematographer: Giuseppe Lanci
- Music: Nicola Piovani
- Cast: Michel Piccoli (Mauro Ponticelli), Anouk Aimée (Marta Ponticelli), Michele Placido (Giovanni Sciabola), Gisella Burinato (Anna), Antonio Piovanelli (Quasimodo), Anna Orso (Marilena), Pier Giorgio Bellocchio (Giorgio), Frédérique Alexandre (Marta Ponticelli child), Alessandro Antonucci (Ponticelli Child), Enrico Bergier (Ponticelli's Brother), Gaetano Campisi (Actor), Marino Cenna (Actor), Paola Ciampi (Ponticelli's Mother), Lamberto Consani (Friend of Giovanni), Daria Fago (Ponticelli Child), Matteo Fago (Ponticelli Child), Giovanni Frezza (Ponticelli Child), Maria Pia Frezza (Ponticelli Child), Elizabeth Labi (Ponticelli's Fiancee), Adriana Pecorelli (Sonia)
- Country: Italy / France / West Germany
- Language: Italian
- Support: Color
- Runtime: 120 min
- Aka: A Leap in the Dark ; Leap Into the Void
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