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Fontamara (1980)

1980-09-12 · 2h 19m · IT
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Fontamara is a village in the Marsica, forgotten by all but God and its inhabitants are called 'cafoni' (boors). Berardo Viola wants to marry Elvira but only after gaining enough money to buy some land and in order to reach his aim he has the idea of going to a great city. When Maria Grazia is raped by the fascists, Berardo and Antonio decide to leave Fontamara and go to Rome. Here they are swindled by a lawyer and afterwards they are invited by an antifascist to a restaurant where they are arrested by the police because of some subversive papers they had.

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Carlo LizzaniDirector

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Michele PlacidoMichele PlacidoBerardo ViolaIda Di BenedettoIda Di BenedettoMaria RosaAntonella MurgiaAntonella MurgiaElviraImma PiroImma PiroMaria GraziaMarina ConfaloneMarina ConfaloneRecchiutaDeddi SavagnoneDeddi SavagnoneLiliana GeraceLiliana GeraceAntonio OrlandoAntonio OrlandoAntonioMarcello MontiMarcello MontiDino SartiDino SartiCiccio BusaccaCiccio BusaccaEnzo MonteduroEnzo Monteduro

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What is Fontamara about?

Fontamara is a village in the Marsica, forgotten by all but God and its inhabitants are called 'cafoni' (boors). Berardo Viola wants to marry Elvira but only after gaining enough money to buy some land and in order to reach his aim he has the idea of going to a great city. When Maria Grazia is raped by the fascists, Berardo and Antonio decide to leave Fontamara and go to Rome. Here they are swindled by a lawyer and afterwards they are invited by an antifascist to a restaurant where they are arrested by the police because of some subversive papers they had.

How long is Fontamara?

Fontamara has a runtime of 139 minutes.