Viper (Italian: Vipera) is a 2001 Italian drama film directed by Sergio Citti.[1][2]

Viper
Directed bySergio Citti
Written bySergio Citti
Andrea Crisanti
Vincenzo Cerami
CinematographyBlasco Giurato
Music byNicola Piovani

Premise

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Sicily between the end of World War II and the fifties. Vipera (Elide Melli) is the wife of a sicilian smithy. She meets a man who shows her that life can be better and she promptly leaves her husband and young daughter.

Cast

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  • Harvey Keitel as Leone
  • Elide Melli as Vipera
  • Giancarlo Giannini as Guastamacchia
  • Larissa Volpentesta as Young Rosetta
  • Annalisa Schettino as Adult Rosetta
  • Rosario Ainnusa as Fortunato
  • Paolo Pini as Luca
  • Maurizio Nicolosi as Maniscalpo
  • Ante Novakovic as Fascist Soldier

References

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  1. ^ Maurizio De Benedictis (2008). Sergio Citti. Lo "straniero" del cinema italiano. Lithos, 2008. ISBN 978-8889604373.
  2. ^ Deborah Young (July 6, 2001). "Review: 'Viper'". Variety. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
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