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Marianna Ucrìa (1997)
director of photography:
Tonino Delli Colli
cast:
Emmanuelle Laborit, Roberto Herlitzka, Laura Morante, Laura Betti, Bernard Giraudeau, Leopoldo Trieste, Lorenzo Crespi, Selvaggia Quattrini
director:
Roberto Faenza
running time:
108 min.
writer:
Sandro Petraglia, Roberto Faenza
synopsis
In 18th-century Sicily, deaf-mute highborn Marianna Ucrìa is forced to marry his uncle Pietro, a disgusting old man, at age 13. She bears three children before even turning 16, when she finally gives birth to a boy. Despite everything, she'll find a way to emancipate herself from the oppressive social conventions of the time.
In 18th-century Sicily, deaf-mute highborn Marianna Ucrìa is forced to marry his uncle Pietro, a disgusting old man, at age 13. She bears three children before even turning 16, when she finally gives birth to a boy. Despite everything, she'll find a way to emancipate herself from the oppressive social conventions of the time.
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