Synopsis
In 1950s Sicily, con artist Joe Moretti does screen tests for the big studios, accepting money or favours for his efforts. A young illiterate novitiate named Beata desperately wants to change her life and falls for him; belatedly, he realizes his feelings for her. However, their love affair is doomed when he's arrested.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes75%
196 audience votes
Key crew
- Giuseppe TornatoreDirector
- Fabio RinaudoScreenplay
- Giuseppe TornatoreScreenplay
- Ennio MorriconeOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Sergio CastellittoJoe Morelli (Giuseppe Romolo)
- Tiziana LodatoBeata
- Franco ScaldatiBrigadier Mastropaolo
- Leopoldo TriesteMute
- Leo GullottaVito
- Clelia RondinellaAnna's mother
- Salvatore BillaPrince
- Jane AlexanderPrincess
- Tony Sperandeo1st Badalamenti
- Tano CimarosaGrandpa Bordonaro
- Nicola Di PintoCommunal Functionary
- Domenico Gennaro1st Mafioso (as Mimmo Gennaro)