Viper (2000)
Viper is the nickname Leone, a blacksmith in a small Sicilian village, gave to his wife, who ran off with another man. The war ends: the fascists disguise themselves first as communists and then as Christian Democrats, and the poor survive by dancing and drinking. Leone's daughter Rosetta becomes pregnant; Leone dies, and the newborn (named Fortunato) is taken from his very young mother, who ends up in an institution. When Rosetta comes of age, she is reunited with her "witch" mother and her son.
Director:
Sergio Citti
Writers:
Vincenzo Cerami, Sergio Citti.
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Harvey Keitel as Leone |
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Giancarlo Giannini as Guastamacchia |
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Elide Melli as Vipera |
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Larissa Volpentesta as Rosetta child |
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Annalisa Schettino as Rosetta adult |
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Rosario Ainnusa as Fortunato |
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Paolo Pini as Luca |
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Goffredo Fofi as |
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Maria Rosa Sapienza as |
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Olimpia Carlisi as |
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Nadia Carlomagno as |
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Michele Lo Foco as |
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Maurizio Nicolosi as maniscalco |
| Art | Carlo Rescigno | Assistant Production Design |
| Sound | Nicola Piovani | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Grazia De Rossi | Hair Department Head |
| Production | Verena Baldeo | Production Manager |
| Production | Ennio Pontis | Administration |
| Directing | Maria Raffaella Russo | Script Supervisor |
| Writing | Vincenzo Cerami | Story |
| Production | Loredana Manili | Unit Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luigi Rocchetti | Makeup Department Head |
| Directing | Francesca Del Sette | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vincenzo Cardella | Hairstylist |
| Camera | Pietro Fabbri | Key Grip |
| Production | Giovanni Ligato | Production Manager |
| Writing | Sergio Citti | Story |
| Editing | Alessandra Pagani | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Flavia Toso | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Andrea Crisanti | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ezio Maria Bruno | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Directing | Riccardo Marchesini | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Mario Dallimonti | Sound |
| Production | Antonio De Santis | Unit Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alessandra Molinari | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Angelo Raguseo | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Giancarlo Tumino | Unit Manager |
| Production | Elide Melli | Producer |
| Lighting | Nazzareno Brescini | Gaffer |
| Editing | Simone Broglio | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Federica Iacoponi | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Fabio Lanciotti | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jana Carboni | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Umberto Montiroli | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Andrea Dallimonti | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Alessio Bastianelli | First Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Claudio Marani | Music Editor |
| Directing | Sergio Citti | Director |
| Art | Simona Migliotti | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Ugo De Rossi | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alberto Verso | Costume Design |
| Writing | Vincenzo Cerami | Screenplay |
| Writing | Sergio Citti | Screenplay |
| Camera | Blasco Giurato | Director of Photography |