A Leap in the Dark(1980)
movie - first aired/released 1980-02-14 - 114 min - audience 6.3
Drama
Directed by Marco Bellocchio
Mauro, a judge, is worried about his older sister Marta, who took care of him since he was a boy, and now suffers from mental illness and suicidal thoughts. She seems to recover from her depression when Mauro acquaints her with Giovanni, a brilliant actor at the edge of legality. However, Mauro becomes unconsciously jealous of their relationship.
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Cast
Michel PiccoliMauro Ponticelli
Anouk AiméeMarta Ponticelli
Michele PlacidoGiovanni Sciabola
Gisella BurinatoAnna
Antonio PiovanelliQuasimodo
Anna OrsoMarilena
Giampaolo SaccarolaInsane Brother
Adriana PecorelliSonia
Franca Maria De Monti- Paola CiampiPonticelli's Mother
Pier Giorgio BellocchioGiorgio
Mario ProsperiMario Ponticelli- Elizabeth LabiPonticelli's Fiancée
Enrico BergierPonticelli's Brother- Mario RavasioBrother of Suicide
- Gaetano CampisiActor
Marino CennaActor- Lamberto ConsaniGiovanni's Friend
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- Giancarlo SammartanoPasserby
Oreste RotundoPasserby
Remo RemottiThief- Marina SassiGiovanni's Friend
- Rossano WeberFire-Eater
- Alessandro AntonucciPonticelli Child
- Daria FagoPonticelli Child
- Natalia FagoPonticelli Child
- Matteo FagoPonticelli Child
Giovanni FrezzaPonticelli Child- Maria Pia FrezzaPonticelli Child
- Gianluca Giusti
- Pasquale Moscianese
Carlotta Natoli- Daniele Piretti
- Valerio Tozzi
Vittorio CaprioliMauro Ponticelli (voice)
Livia GiampalmoMarta Ponticelli (voice)- Frédérique AlexandreMarta Ponticelli Child (uncredited)
- Silverio ContiMan at Pawnshop (uncredited)
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