The read
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do. It runs long at 2h 40m.
Synopsis
In 1920s Bagheria, Giuseppe 'Peppino' Torrenuova works as a shepherd to financially help his poor family. Over the next fifty years, Giuseppe's life, as well as the life of the village, is observed. Giuseppe grows up, joins the Communist Party, marries a local girl, has children, and forges a political career for himself.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes55%
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
674 audience votes
Key crew
- Giuseppe TornatoreDirector
- Ennio MorriconeOriginal Music Composer
- Giuseppe TornatoreWriter
Cast
- Francesco SciannaPeppino
- Margareth MadèMannina
- Lina SastriTana
- Ángela MolinaSarina adulta
- Nicole GrimaudoSarina
- Salvatore FicarraNino Terranuova
- Valentino PiconeLuigi Scalia
- Gaetano AronicaCiccio Terranuova
- Marco IermanòPietro da Ragazzo
- Lollo Francodon Giacinto
- Gisella MarengoMatilde
- Raoul Bovagiornalista romano
