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Fontamara

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A new fascist regime takes hold in Italy, though the people of Fontamara, a small, isolated village in the mountains of central Italy, are completely unaware of the changing political climate. The fascists send a representative to the town to assert their rule and impose a curfew, but it greatly limits the townspeople's ability to work. Berardo (Michele Placido) needs to make enough money to buy his own land so that he may be a worthy suitor to Elvira (Antonella Murgia), so he leaves for Rome.
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Carlo Lizzani

Director

Michele Placido

Berardo Viola

Antonella Murgia

Elvira

Ida Di Benedetto

Maria Rosa

Imma Piro

Maria Grazia

Antonio Orlando

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Synopsis A new fascist regime takes hold in Italy, though the people of Fontamara, a small, isolated village in the mountains of central Italy, are completely unaware of the changing political climate. The fascists send a representative to the town to assert their rule and impose a curfew, but it greatly limits the townspeople's ability to work. Berardo (Michele Placido) needs to make enough money to buy his own land so that he may be a worthy suitor to Elvira (Antonella Murgia), so he leaves for Rome.
Director
Carlo Lizzani
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Italian
Runtime
2h 14m
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