Mauro, a judge, is worried about his older sister Marta, who took care of him since he was a boy, and now suffers from mental illness and suicidal thoughts. She seems to recover from her depression when Mauro acquaints her with Giovanni, a brilliant actor at the edge of legality. However, Mauro becomes unconsciously jealous of their relationship.
Cast
Michel Piccoli
Mauro Ponticelli
Anouk Aimée
Marta Ponticelli
Michele Placido
Giovanni Sciabola
Gisella Burinato
Anna
Antonio Piovanelli
Quasimodo
Anna Orso
Marilena
Giampaolo Saccarola
Insane Brother
Adriana Pecorelli
Sonia
Franca Maria De Monti
Unknown
Paola Ciampi
Ponticelli's Mother
Pier Giorgio Bellocchio
Giorgio
Mario Prosperi
Mario Ponticelli
Elizabeth Labi
Ponticelli's Fiancée
Enrico Bergier
Ponticelli's Brother
Mario Ravasio
Brother of Suicide
Gaetano Campisi
Actor
Marino Cenna
Actor
Lamberto Consani
Giovanni's Friend
Giancarlo Sammartano
Passerby
Oreste Rotundo
Passerby
Remo Remotti
Thief
Marina Sassi
Giovanni's Friend
Rossano Weber
Fire-Eater
Alessandro Antonucci
Ponticelli Child
Daria Fago
Ponticelli Child
Natalia Fago
Ponticelli Child
Matteo Fago
Ponticelli Child
Giovanni Frezza
Ponticelli Child
Maria Pia Frezza
Ponticelli Child
Gianluca Giusti
Unknown
Pasquale Moscianese
Unknown
Carlotta Natoli
Unknown
Daniele Piretti
Unknown
Valerio Tozzi
Unknown
Vittorio Caprioli
Mauro Ponticelli (voice)
Livia Giampalmo
Marta Ponticelli (voice)
Frédérique Alexandre
Marta Ponticelli Child (uncredited)
Silverio Conti
Man at Pawnshop (uncredited)
Crew
Marco Bellocchio
Director, Screenplay, Story
Piero Natoli
Screenplay
Vincenzo Cerami
Screenplay
Roberto Perpignani
Editor
Brigitte Sousselier
Editor
Rita Algeri
Assistant Editor
Anna Rosa Napoli
Assistant Editor
Giuseppe Lanci
Director of Photography
Inigo Lezzi
First Assistant Director
Pino Venditti
Second Assistant Director
Enzo Porcelli
Executive Producer
Anna Maria Clementelli
Producer
Silvio Clementelli
Producer
Cecilia Valmarana
Production Assistant
Amedeo Fago
Production Design
Andrea Crisanti
Production Design
Pierre Gautard
Camera Operator
Giuseppe Di Biase
Camera Operator
Alessio Gelsini Torresi
Assistant Camera
Silvana Turchi
Assistant Costume Designer
Lia Francesca Morandini
Costume Design
Luciana Maria Costanzi
Hairstylist
Cesare Paciotti
Makeup Artist
Adriano Taloni
Sound Mixer
Luciano Anzellotti
Sound Effects
Remo Ugolinelli
Sound
Giulio Viggiani
Boom Operator
Nicola Piovani
Original Music Composer
Marin Karmitz
Additional Dialogue
Letizia Cavallini
Still Photographer
Firmino Palmieri
Still Photographer
Lucilla Clementelli
Script Supervisor
Bruno Tempera
Property Master
Alberto Michettoni
Property Master
Carmelo Agate
Assistant Production Design
Maria Ruhle
Public Relations
Giancarlo Serravalli
Key Grip
Ennio Di Stefano
Gaffer
Dino Di Dionisio
Unit Production Manager
Anita Cavallari
Seamstress
Franco Fantini
Administration
Claudio Gaeta
Production Secretary
Janice Munro
Production Secretary
Angelo Barbagallo
Production Secretary
Marie Christine Vanden Eede
Thanks
Giovanni Fago
Thanks
Gerardo Scala
Thanks
Fabrizio Beggiato
Thanks
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