Fontamara (1980)

Poster for Fontamara

Fontamara is a village in the Marsica, forgotten by all but God and its inhabitants are called 'cafoni' (boors). Berardo Viola wants to marry Elvira but only after gaining enough money to buy some land and in order to reach his aim he has the idea of going to a great city. When Maria Grazia is raped by the fascists, Berardo and Antonio decide to leave Fontamara and go to Rome. Here they are swindled by a lawyer and afterwards they are invited by an antifascist to a restaurant where they are arrested by the police because of some subversive papers they had.

Cast & Crew

Director
Carlo Lizzani
  • Profile picture of Michele Placido
    Berardo Viola Michele Placido
  • Profile picture of Antonella Murgia
    Elvira Antonella Murgia
  • Profile picture of Ida Di Benedetto
    Maria Rosa Ida Di Benedetto
  • Profile picture of Imma Piro
    Maria Grazia Imma Piro
  • Profile picture of Antonio Orlando
    Antonio Antonio Orlando
  • Profile picture of Deddi Savagnone
    Deddi Savagnone
  • Profile picture of Liliana Gerace
    Liliana Gerace
  • Profile picture of Marcello Monti
    Marcello Monti

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