The Bride Was Beautiful (1987)

4.7/10 92 min Drama

Overview

The teenage boy, Giuseppe, lives with his mother in Cammarata, a Sicilian mountain village. His father left the family years ago, and has since then settled down as a guest worker in West-Germany and established a family. Under local moral rules, Maria is a so-called "white widow", who must stay faithful to her husband even if he never returns to her again. Maria and the newly arrived young doctor fall in love with each other. Their happiness is frowned upon not only by Giuseppe, but the entire village as well as the distant husband.

Cast

Ángela Molina

Maria

Massimo Ghini

Sergio

Marco Leonardi

Giuseppe

Simona Cavallari

Giovanna

Stefania Sandrelli

Carmela

Turi Scalia

Mimmo Mignemi

Adriano Chiaramida

Guia Jelo

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