Appassionate (1999)
Pina was born in Portugal but now lives in poor circumstances in Naples. Pina has two daughters, Rosa, who has been wearing a wedding dress since she was left stranded at the altar several years ago, and Caterina, who murdered a man who wronged her as he left the church following his wedding. Caterina winds up in prison alongside Maddalena, a prostitute who witnessed the murder and was inspired to kill a man in her own life who had hurt her. The incidents from these women's lives are interspersed with another story, set in 1929 and filmed in black-and-white, about a man who shoots his wife in a movie theater and must run to avoid the police.
Director: Tonino De Bernardi
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Anna Bonaiuto as |
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Inês de Medeiros as |
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Iaia Forte as |
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Galatea Ranzi as |
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Isabel Ruth as |
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Salvatore Cantalupo as |
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Carlo Cecchi as |
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Roberto De Francesco as |
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James Thierrée as |
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Filippo Timi as |
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Giulietta De Bernardi as |
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Veronica De Bernardi as |
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Salvatore D'Onofrio as |
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Lello Giulivo as |
| Directing | Tonino De Bernardi | Director |
| Camera | Tommaso Borgstrom | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Mario Sesti | Writer |
| Editing | Fiorella Giovanelli | Editor |
| Art | Antonio Farina | Art Direction |
| Production | Giorgio Magliulo | Line Producer |
| Art | Lino Fiorito | Production Design |
| Sound | Gianluca Costamagna | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Grazia Colombini | Costume Design |
| Writing | Tonino De Bernardi | Writer |
| Production | Loes Kamsteeg | Producer |
| Production | Donatella Palermo | Producer |
| Camera | Steno Senesi Aprenti | Second Assistant Camera |