The Life Apart

In Vicenza, a beautiful Italian art city, a young wealthy couple joyfully welcomes the birth of a long-awaited daughter in the early 1980s. But the child’s face is disfigured by a red birthmark that covers half her face. This spot haunts the mother to the point that she rejects her responsibilities as a mother. The child’s aunt, a famous concert pianist, takes over her education, thus discovering her exceptional musical talent.

• Marco Tullio GiordanaScreenplay
• Marco BellocchioScreenplay
• Gloria MalatestaScreenplay
• Marco Tullio GiordanaDirector

• Beatrice BarisonRebecca (17 anni)
• Sonia BergamascoErminia
• Paolo PierobonOsvaldo
• Valentina BellèMaria
• Michela CesconMadre di Lucilla
• Edoardo CoenCast
• Giulia BriataCast
• Viola BassoRebecca (6 anni)
• Flora ZambelloLucilla (6 anni)
• Sveva BassanLucilla (10 anni)
• Laura CavinatoCast
• Sabrina SimonettoCast