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The Purple Sea
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The Purple Sea

2009-10-15 · 105 min · ★ 6.6

Drama · History · Romance

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.

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Directors
Donatella Maiorca
Production companies
Italian Dreams Factory, Medusa Film, MiC, Sicilia Film Commission, Sensi Contemporanei Cinema e Audiovisivo, Regione Siciliana
Countries
Italy
Status
Released

Top Cast

Valeria SolarinoValeria SolarinoAngela / Angelo
Isabella RagoneseIsabella RagoneseSara
Ennio FantastichiniEnnio FantastichiniSalvatore
Giselda VolodiGiselda VolodiLucia
Maria Grazia CucinottaMaria Grazia CucinottaAgnese
Marco FoschiMarco FoschiTommaso
Corrado FortunaCorrado FortunaVentura
Alessio VassalloAlessio VassalloNicolino
Sergio VespertinoSergio VespertinoVincenzo
Lucrezia Lante della RovereLucrezia Lante della RovereBaronessa
Ester CucinottiEster CucinottiConcetta
Giovanni MoschellaGiovanni MoschellaDon Pantaleo
Aurora QuattrocchiAurora QuattrocchiCiarmavermi
Maurizio AnastasiBarone
Filippo LunaFilippo LunaDottore visita militare
Emanuela CorsoAngela bambina
Giacoma BasricòSara bambina
Riccardo CampoTommaso bambino
Marco LipariVentura bambino
Giovanni CostaNicolino bambino

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