Purple Sea
Viola di mare
2009, Film, 105 min, Drama, History, Romance, Italian, Italy, MoviePedia score 66
Nothing - not her father, not the church - can stop unruly Angela from being with her childhood best friend turned great love, Sara. Based on a true story, Viola di Mare, presents a uniquely engaging portrait of family, community and gender roles in a 19th century Italian village.
Directed by Donatella Maiorca
Cast
- Valeria Solarino as Angelo
- Isabella Ragonese as Sara
- Ennio Fantastichini as Salvatore
- Giselda Volodi as Lucia
- Marco Foschi as Tommaso
- Ester Cucinotti as Concetta
- Giovanni Moschella as Don Pantaleo
- Alessio Vassallo as Nicolino
- Sergio Vespertino as Vincenzo
- Aurora Quattrocchi as Ciarmavermi
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