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Sparrow (1994)
Directed by Franco Zeffirelli
Drama · 1h 46m
Catania, Sicilia 1854. A serious epidemic of cholera is hitting the region. Maria a 16 years old novice leaves her convent and returns her home to avoid contamination. Here she finds a difficult situation, in fact her stepmother and her half-sisters prevent Maria to live the normal life of a teenager. In their minds Maria is the promised "bride of God" and a regular life for her is inappropriate. Nino, her handsome neighbor, falls in love for Maria who isn't indifferent to him. But when Maria comes back to her convent the way to become nun is compelled. Now Maria can understand Sister Agata, and realizes she became mad cause a lost and impossible love like the one between Maria and Nino.
Cast
Angela Bettis
Johnathon Schaech
Vanessa Redgrave
Sinéad Cusack
Valentina Cortese
John Castle
Frank Finlay
Denis Quilley
Pat Heywood
Gareth Thomas
Maurizio Cucè
Crew
- Director
- Franco Zeffirelli
- Screenplay
- Franco Zeffirelli
- Novel
- Giovanni Verga
- Director of Photography
- Ennio Guarnieri
Details
- Original title
- Storia di una capinera
- Release date
- 1994-02-04
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- IT
- Spoken languages
- Italian, English, Spanish
- Countries
- Japan, Italy
- Production
- Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica