Mary Forever
1989 · ★ 7.5 · Dir. Marco Risi
A teacher discovers his calling. Marco relocates to Palermo from Milan and takes a job teaching in a reform school while he waits for a high school position. He tries to understand and motivate his handful of students, reading them colloquial poetry, encouraging them to stand up for their rights, finding out about their histories. Natale, in for murder, enamoured of the Mafia, the King Rat within the group; Mery, a drag queen, arrested for assault when defending himself, in love with Mario and, in daylight, rejected by all; Pietro, illiterate, muscular, believing his destiny is set; the callow Claudio, vulnerable, learning to harden himself. What can Mario learn and do in such a short time?
- Released
- 1989-05-03
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Language
- IT
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Michele Placido
Marco Terzi
Claudio Amendola
Pietro Giancona
Francesco Benigno
Natale Sperandeo
Alessandra Di Sanzo
Mery
Tony Sperandeo
Turris
Roberto Mariano
Antonio
Maurizio Prollo
Claudio
Filippo Genzardi
Matteo
Alfredo Li Bassi
Carmelo
Salvatore Termini
Giovanni Trapani, detto 'King Kong'
Giovanni Alamia
Marra
Gianluca Favilla
Direttore riformatorio
Keywords
RapeTeacherProstitutionJuvenile delinquentTransgenderGay themeTranssexualTransvestiteCine quinquiReformatoryNeorealism
