Five Neapolitan directors depict life in the city under the shadow of Mount Vesuvius for this anthology film of comedy, drama, surrealism, and political commentary.
Cast
Anna Bonaiuto
(segments "La stirpe di Iana" and "La salita")
Iaia Forte
(segment "La stirpe di Iana")
Enzo Moscato
(segment "Maruzzella")
Nunzia Di Somma
(segment "Maruzzella")
Tonino Taiuti
(segment "Sofialorén")
Flavio Brunetti
(segment "Sofialorén")
Clelia Rondinella
(segment "Sofialorén")
Antonio Pennarella
(segment "Il diavolo in bottiglia")
Teresa Saponangelo
(segment "Il diavolo in bottiglia")
Renato Carpentieri
(segment "Il diavolo in bottiglia")
Toni Servillo
(segment "La salita")
Cristina Donadio
(segment "La stirpe di Iana")
Maria Luisa Abbate
(segments "La stirpe di Iana" and "La salita")
Anna Avitabile
(segment "La stirpe di Ivana")
Maurizio Bizzi
(segment "La salita")
Gino Curcione
(segment "Il diavolo in bottiglia")
Francesca Cutolo
(segment "La stirpe di Iana")
Gino Intartaglia
(segment "Sofialorén")
Paola Iovinella
(segment "La stirpe di Iana")
Franco Javarone
(segment "La stirpe di Iana") (as Franco Iavarone)
Francesco Leonetti
Corvo (segment "La salita") (voice)
Vincenzo Peluso
(segment "La salita")
Luigi Petrucci
(segment "Maruzzella")
Armando Pugliese
(segment "Maruzzella")
Lello Serao
(segment "La salita")
Lello Giulivo
Manomozza
Marcello Colasurdo
Geppino
Giorgio Iovine
Maggiordomo
Crew
Antonio Capuano
Director, Writer
Pappi Corsicato
Director, Writer, Original Music Composer
Antonietta De Lillo
Director, Writer
Stefano Incerti
Director, Writer
Mario Martone
Director, Writer
Ivan Cotroneo
Writer
Marcello Garofalo
Writer
Laura Sabatino
Writer
Fabrizia Ramondino
Writer
Giogiò Franchini
Editor
Jacopo Quadri
Editor
Cesare Accetta
Director of Photography
Antonio Baldoni
Director of Photography
Luca Bigazzi
Director of Photography
Pasquale Mari
Director of Photography
Giorgio Magliulo
Producer
Paola Bizzarri
Production Design
Renato Lori
Production Design
Antonello Paliotti
Original Music Composer
Pasquale Catalano
Original Music Composer
Flavio Brunetti
Original Music Composer
Antonio Farina
Art Direction
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