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  • Fontamara (1980)
  • 139 min | Drama
Fontamara (1980)
139 min | Drama

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 ...See moreFontamara 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. Berardo dies from the tortures and Antonio can only go back to his Fontamara after signing a paper in which he declares that Berardo had killed himself. Written by Piergiorgio Romani See less
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Updated Aug 27, 1980

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Oct 10, 1980 (Italy)

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43 cast members
Name Known for
Michele Placido
Berardo Viola Berardo Viola   See fewer
Ida Di Benedetto
Maria Rosa Maria Rosa   See fewer
Imma Piro
Maria Grazia Maria Grazia   See fewer
Antonio Orlando
Antonio Antonio   See fewer
Deddi Savagnone
Maddalena Maddalena   See fewer
Liliana Gerace
Maria Rosa Maria Rosa   See fewer
Ciccio Busacca
Giovanni Giovanni   See fewer
Lino Coletta
Venerdì Santo Venerdì Santo   See fewer
Franco Javarone
Bon Circostanza (as Franco Iavarone) Bon Circostanza (as Franco Iavarone)   See fewer
Dino Sarti
Amministratore Amministratore   See fewer
Marina Confalone
Recchiuta Recchiuta   See fewer
Marija Tocinoski
Actress Actress   See fewer
Sara Di Nepi
Actress Actress   See fewer
Maria Paola Formisani
Actress (as Paola Formisano) Actress (as Paola Formisano)   See fewer
Nelide Giammarco
Actress Actress   See fewer
Marco Jovinelli
Actor (as Mario Iovinelli) Actor (as Mario Iovinelli)   See fewer
Tonino Pulci
Actor (as Antonio Pulci) Actor (as Antonio Pulci)   See fewer
Marcella Valeri
Actress Actress   See fewer
Nello Palladino
Police Agent (uncredited) Police Agent (uncredited)   See fewer
Filippo Perego
Giornalista (uncredited) Giornalista (uncredited)   See fewer
Armando Tortorici
Police Agent checking Documents (uncredited) Police Agent checking Documents (uncredited)   See fewer
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