Fontamara (1980)

7.2/10 • 139 min • Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Michele Placido

Berardo Viola

Antonella Murgia

Elvira

Ida Di Benedetto

Maria Rosa

Imma Piro

Maria Grazia

Deddi Savagnone

Liliana Gerace

Marcello Monti

Enzo Monteduro

Franco Javarone

Marina Confalone

Recchiuta

Armando Bandini

Franco Ferri

Costantino Carrozza

Nelide Giammarco

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