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L'amore di Màrja (2004)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 42M

Director : Anne Riitta Ciccone
Writer : Anne Riitta Ciccone

Synopsis

In the '70s, young Màrja leads a hippie lifestyle in Finland. During a peace march, she meets Fortunato, a young Sicilian, and falls in love with him. They marry and start a family, happily raising two daughters. However, times become hard and Fortunato suggests they move to his old town, where he can find work easily. Màrja accepts, but she'll have to clash with a close-minded and malicious environment as a foreigner in Southern Italy.

Actors

Laura Malmivaara
Laura Malmivaara
Màrja
Vincenzo Peluso
Vincenzo Peluso
Fortunato
Veronica Visentin
Veronica Visentin
Alice
Sara Filazzola Hartmann
Sara Filazzola Hartmann
Sonia
Tiziana Lodato
Tiziana Lodato
Aunt Sonia
Erika Lepistö
Erika Lepistö
Alice as a child
Annika Lepistö
Annika Lepistö
Sonia as a child
Giovanni Pellegrino
Giovanni Pellegrino
Marja-Leena Kouki
Marja-Leena Kouki
Finnish grandma
Elio Crifò
Elio Crifò
Carmen Panarello
Carmen Panarello
David Coco
David Coco
Alessio
Maurizio Marchetti
Maurizio Marchetti
Sicilian grandpa
Nino Frassica
Nino Frassica
Man at the bar
Lucia Sardo
Lucia Sardo
Sicilian grandma

Crews

Anne Riitta Ciccone
Anne Riitta Ciccone
Director
Franco Di Giacomo
Franco Di Giacomo
Director of Photography
Letizia Caudullo
Letizia Caudullo
Editor
Marco Dentici
Marco Dentici
Production Design
Giovanni Renzo
Giovanni Renzo
Original Music Composer
Francesco Torelli
Francesco Torelli
Producer
Anne Riitta Ciccone
Anne Riitta Ciccone
Screenplay
Anne Riitta Ciccone
Anne Riitta Ciccone
Story
Anne Riitta Ciccone
Anne Riitta Ciccone
Theatre Play
Beatrice Banfi
Beatrice Banfi
First Assistant Director
Alessandro Cassigoli
Alessandro Cassigoli
Second Assistant Director
Franco Bruni
Franco Bruni
Camera Operator
Barbara Kreisl
Barbara Kreisl
Set Decoration
Raimondo Esposito
Raimondo Esposito
Line Producer
Ezio Orita
Ezio Orita
Production Manager
Andrea Petrucci
Andrea Petrucci
Sound
Lia Francesca Morandini
Lia Francesca Morandini
Costume Design

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