Synopsis
While waiting for the brain surgery of his daughter Angela, victim of a motorcycle accident, the surgeon Timoteo recalls his torrid affair with and passion for Italia, a simple woman from slums in the periphery of the big city where he lives. The ghost of the beloved and sexual object of desire Italia chases him in his memories.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes47%
Metacritic59/100
304 audience votes
Key crew
- Sergio CastellittoDirector
- Sergio CastellittoWriter
- Margaret MazzantiniWriter
- Lucio GodoyOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Penélope CruzItalia
- Sergio CastellittoTimoteo
- Claudia GeriniElsa
- Angela FinocchiaroAda
- Marco GialliniManlio
- Pietro De SilvaAlfredo
- Vittoria PiancastelliRaffaella
- Elena PerinoAngela
- Renato MarchettiPino
- Gianni MusyPadre Elsa
- Lina BernardiMadre Elsa
- Flavio BrunettiBecchino