Il mistero del cortile (1999)
Rome. Paola Angeli, a young psychiatrist, following her recent separation from her husband Alberto Salvi, a crime reporter, moved to an apartment overlooking a large courtyard, overlooked by a series of other buildings. It is Christmas. The city is becoming depopulated. Even the courtyard that Paola sees from her windows during long sleepless nights seems uninhabited apart from the few remaining tenants. One morning, not far from Paola's condominium, the body of an unidentified blonde girl is found in a dumpster. Alberto investigates the mysterious crime on behalf of his newspaper. Paola has the impression of having seen a blonde girl with a pair of very showy earrings enter building C the previous night. but Romolo, the building's doorman, excludes him because the tenants are all away on holiday.
Director: Paolo Poeti
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Elisabetta Gardini as Paola Angeli |
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Franco Castellano as Alberto Salvi |
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Stefano Abbiati as Rodriguez |
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Luca Biagini as Carenzi |
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Davide Bechini as Luca Cortesi |
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Paolo Buglioni as Ispettore Cau |
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Fulvio Falzarano as Zardi |
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Roberto Nobile as Biagiotti |
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Elena Russo as Signora Rodriguez |
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Mattia Sbragia as Commissario Mombara |
| Writing | Laura Toscano | Writer |
| Directing | Paolo Poeti | Director |
| Writing | Franco Marotta | Writer |
| Camera | Alessandro Grossi | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Carlo Siliotto | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Gino Bartolini | Editor |
| Art | Maurizia Narducci | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tiziana Mancini | Costume Designer |
| Production | Roberto Sessa | Producer |