
Cinetrā

Cinetrā

Viper is the nickname Leone, a blacksmith in a small Sicilian village, gave to his wife, who ran off with another man. The war ends: the fascists disguise themselves first as communists and then as Christian Democrats, and the poor survive by dancing and drinking. Leone's daughter Rosetta becomes pregnant; Leone dies, and the newborn (named Fortunato) is taken from his very young mother, who ends up in an institution. When Rosetta comes of age, she is reunited with her "witch" mother and her son.
Cast: Harvey Keitel, Giancarlo Giannini, Elide Melli, Larissa Volpentesta, Annalisa Schettino, Rosario Ainnusa, Paolo Pini, Goffredo Fofi, Maria Rosa Sapienza, Olimpia Carlisi, Nadia Carlomagno, Michele Lo Foco, Maurizio Nicolosi
Writers: Sergio Citti (Story), Vincenzo Cerami (Story), Vincenzo Cerami (Screenplay), Sergio Citti (Screenplay)
Cinematographer: Blasco Giurato
Production Designer: Andrea Crisanti
Editor: Ugo De Rossi
Sound Designer: Mario Dallimonti, Angelo Raguseo
Composer: Nicola Piovani
Costume Designer: Alberto Verso
Direction team: Maria Raffaella Russo (Script Supervisor), Riccardo Marchesini (Second Assistant Director), Flavia Toso (Script Supervisor), Francesca Del Sette (First Assistant Director)
Producer: Elide Melli
Production: Cosmo Productions, RAI Cinema, MiC