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 |
| Production | Ennio Pontis | Administration |
| Directing | Maria Raffaella Russo | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luigi Rocchetti | Makeup Department Head |
| Art | Carlo Rescigno | Assistant Production Design |
| Sound | Nicola Piovani | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Riccardo Marchesini | Second Assistant Director |
| Writing | Sergio Citti | Story |
| Writing | Vincenzo Cerami | Story |
| Production | Giovanni Ligato | Production Manager |
| Sound | Mario Dallimonti | Sound |
| Production | Loredana Manili | Unit Manager |
| Production | Antonio De Santis | Unit Manager |
| Production | Giancarlo Tumino | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Flavia Toso | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Elide Melli | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Grazia De Rossi | Hair Department Head |
| Directing | Francesca Del Sette | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Andrea Crisanti | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ezio Maria Bruno | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Production | Verena Baldeo | Production Manager |
| Editing | Alessandra Pagani | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Simone Broglio | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vincenzo Cardella | Hairstylist |
| Camera | Fabio Lanciotti | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Umberto Montiroli | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jana Carboni | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Pietro Fabbri | Key Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alessandra Molinari | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Claudio Marani | Music Editor |
| Camera | Alessio Bastianelli | First Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Nazzareno Brescini | Gaffer |
| Sound | Angelo Raguseo | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Andrea Dallimonti | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Federica Iacoponi | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Sergio Citti | Director |
| Camera | Blasco Giurato | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ugo De Rossi | Editor |
| Art | Simona Migliotti | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Vincenzo Cerami | Screenplay |
| Writing | Sergio Citti | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alberto Verso | Costume Design |