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The Purple Sea (2009)
Directed by Donatella Maiorca
Drama, History, Romance · 1h 45m
Nothing - not her father, not the church - can stop unruly Angela from being with her childhood best friend turned great love, Sara. Based on a true story, Viola di Mare, presents a uniquely engaging portrait of family, community and gender roles in a 19th century Italian village.
Cast
Valeria Solarino
Angela / Angelo
Isabella Ragonese
Sara
Ennio Fantastichini
Salvatore
Giselda Volodi
Lucia
Maria Grazia Cucinotta
Agnese
Marco Foschi
Tommaso
Corrado Fortuna
Ventura
Alessio Vassallo
Nicolino
Sergio Vespertino
Vincenzo
Lucrezia Lante della Rovere
Baronessa
Ester Cucinotti
Concetta
Giovanni Moschella
Don Pantaleo
Crew
- Director
- Donatella Maiorca
- Screenplay
- Mario Cristiani, Pina Mandolfo, Donatella Maiorca, Donatella Diamanti
- Novel
- Giacomo Pilati
- Director of Photography
- Roberta Allegrini
- Original Music Composer
- Gianna Nannini, Wil Malone
- Editor
- Marco Spoletini
- Producer
- Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Giovanna Emidi, Silvia Natili, Giulio Violati
Details
- Original title
- Viola di Mare
- Release date
- 2009-10-15
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Genres
- Drama, History, Romance
- Original language
- IT
- Spoken languages
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy
- Production
- Italian Dreams Factory, Medusa Film, MiC, Sicilia Film Commission, Sensi Contemporanei Cinema e Audiovisivo, Regione Siciliana