Leonardo Sciascia

Nascimento : 1921-01-08, Racalmuto, Italy

Morte : 1989-11-20

Filmes

Il consiglio d'Egitto
Novel
A Simple Story
Novel
After many years, a retired diplomat returns to his native Sicily to visit an abandoned property and delve into family correspondence. But is it worth bringing up the past? A difficult Sicilian history against the backdrop of the mafia and drugs.
AS PORTAS DA JUSTIÇA
Novel
Palermo 1936. Um funcionário do governo fascista, Tommaso Scalia, cometeu três assassinatos e se espera que seja condenado a pena capital, mas um juiz é contra a opinião geral, e partidário da prisão perpétua e tentará impedir a condenação de morte.
Grand Hôtel des Palmes
Writer
Based on the 1971 novel "Atti relativi alla morte di Raymond Roussel" (Acts Related to the Death of Raymond Roussel) by co-writer Leonardo Sciascia.
A Sold Life
Story
Two members of the fascist legion GOD WANTS IT, Michele and Luigi, both from Sicily, met in Malaga and became friends in the course of the 1936-39 counter revolution. Based upon the short story by Leonardo Sciascia.
One Way or Another
Novel
Set during a retreat of Christian Democrat politicians who practice spiritual exercises together, it is an allegory of corrupted power. Disturbing, claustrophobic settings are the background to a series of mysterious crimes.
Cadáveres Ilustres
Novel
A detective is assigned to investigate the mysterious murders of some Supreme Court judges.
Liberty
Screenplay
The revolt of the people of a Sicilian village further to the Expedition of the Thousand which, in 1860, enables Garibaldi to liberate Sicily.
Un caso di coscienza
Novel
Discovering that a woman from their small town in Sicily cheated on her husband, a group of upper class men investigate and try to identify her.
L'Italia vista dal cielo: Sicilia
Writer
The Day of the Owl
Novel
Set in Sicily, this violent crime drama tells the tale of an Italian cop who heads to a small island town to look into the death of a construction supplier. Once there he is shocked by the influence the Mafia has over the people and even himself.
We Still Kill the Old Way
Novel
A leftist professor wants the truth about two men killed during a hunting party; but the mafia, the Church and corrupt politicians don't want him to learn it.
Con il cuore fermo, Sicilia
Narrator