Maria Zef (1981)
Ambientato nelle montagne del Friuli ai primi del Novecento, il racconto segue la giovane Maria Zef, rimasta orfana di madre. Insieme alla sorellina malata Rosute, la ragazza viene presa in custodia dallo zio Barbe Zef, un uomo brutale e dedito all’alcolismo che vive di piccoli espedienti e vagabondaggi. La convivenza forzata in una capanna isolata si trasforma presto in un incubo di sopraffazione e isolamento, dove la natura maestosa e indifferente fa da cornice a una tragedia umana silenziosa quanto inevitabile.
Direttore:
Vittorio Cottafavi
Scrittori:
Vittorio Cottafavi, Siro Angeli.
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Renata Chiappino as Mariute |
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Neda Meneghesso as La Madre Catine |
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Anna Bellina as Rosute |
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Vittorio Bulfone as Vecchio di Paese |
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Solidea Petrazzo as Donna con Bambino |
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Celso Pischiutta as Barrocciaio |
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Italo Tavoschi as Primo Medico |
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Ameris Feruglio as Prima Suora |
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Natalia Chiarandini as Madre Superiora |
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Alessandra Nonini as Seconda Suora |
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Angelo Pascolo as Cocchiere |
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Nives Feruglio as La Signora |
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Siro Angeli as Barbe Zef |
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Maurizio Scarsini as Pieri |
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Ruggero Cappellari as Garzone |
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Eddy Bortolussi as Secondo Medico |
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Gina Cortolezzis as Terza Suora |
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Cesare Bovenzi as Compar Guerrino |
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Silvio Sattolo as Sensale |
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Luigi Sabadelli as Compar Agnul |
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Guglielmo Didonè as Compar Vigiut |
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Adriana Furlano as Prima Cognata |
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Alma Tulissi as Seconda Cognata |
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Raffaella Bellina as Ursula |
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Osvaldo Cappellari as Nonno |
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Trio Pakai as I Suonatori |
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Giacomo Listuzzi as 1º Giovane |
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Walter Gasparutti as 2º Giovane |
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Nicola Paolini as 3º Giovane |
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Stefano Paletti as 4º Giovane |
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Odilla Ferigo as Vecchia Guaritrice |
| Directing | Vittorio Cottafavi | Director |
| Writing | Vittorio Cottafavi | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Miranda Liviero | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Siro Angeli | Screenplay |
| Camera | Giuseppe Cuttone | Key Grip |
| Art | Carlo Leva | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Paola Drigo | Novel |
| Editing | Paolo Mercadini | Editor |
| Sound | Giovanni Marzona | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Romano Toffanello | Sound |
| Art | Carlo Leva | Production Design |
| Editing | Anita De Luca | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Alfonso Bianchi | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carlo Leva | Costume Design |
| Directing | Giampiero Florio | Assistant Director |
| Art | Placido Antonuccio | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Camera | Antonio Maltoni | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Anselmo Paggi | Paint Coordinator |
| Production | Giancarlo Deganutti | Delegated Producer |
| Camera | Nando Forni | Director of Photography |
| Art | Giuseppe Rizzetti | Construction Foreman |
| Costume & Make-Up | Romana Piolanti | Hairstylist |
| Production | Piera Snider | Assistant Production Manager |
| Camera | Rodolfo Schianni | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Carlo Sancini | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nico Baggio | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Production | Vittorio Mastrorilli | Production Manager |
| Production | Vittorio Petris | Production Manager |
| Sound | Enzo Diliberto | Sound Effects |
| Crew | Vito Rossi | Special Effects |
| Sound | Luigi Borghesio | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Salvatore Bella | Makeup Artist |