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The Purple Sea
The Purple Sea

The Purple Sea

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

6.646/10

Release Date

15 October 2009

Country

Italy

Cast

Valeria Solarino

Valeria Solarino

Angela / Angelo

Isabella Ragonese

Isabella Ragonese

Sara

Ennio Fantastichini

Ennio Fantastichini

Salvatore

Giselda Volodi

Giselda Volodi

Lucia

Maria Grazia Cucinotta

Maria Grazia Cucinotta

Agnese

Marco Foschi

Marco Foschi

Tommaso

Corrado Fortuna

Corrado Fortuna

Ventura

Alessio Vassallo

Alessio Vassallo

Nicolino

Sergio Vespertino

Sergio Vespertino

Vincenzo

Lucrezia Lante della Rovere

Lucrezia Lante della Rovere

Baronessa

Ester Cucinotti

Ester Cucinotti

Concetta

Giovanni Moschella

Giovanni Moschella

Don Pantaleo

Aurora Quattrocchi

Aurora Quattrocchi

Ciarmavermi

Maurizio Anastasi

Maurizio Anastasi

Barone

Filippo Luna

Filippo Luna

Dottore visita militare

Emanuela Corso

Emanuela Corso

Angela bambina

Giacoma Basricò

Giacoma Basricò

Sara bambina

Riccardo Campo

Riccardo Campo

Tommaso bambino

Marco Lipari

Marco Lipari

Ventura bambino

Giovanni Costa

Giovanni Costa

Nicolino bambino

Ugo Bentivegna

Ugo Bentivegna

Rosario

Adriano Giammanco

Adriano Giammanco

Filippo

Claudia Potenza

Claudia Potenza

Suora

Valeria Rinella

Valeria Rinella

Moglie Tommaso

Guglielmo Lentini

Guglielmo Lentini

Sergente

Flora Arcuri

Flora Arcuri

Levatrice

Pietro Massaro

Pietro Massaro

Medico

Maurilio Mangano

Maurilio Mangano

Cavatore

Fabrizio Bilello

Fabrizio Bilello

Soldato #1

Giancarlo Ingrassia

Giancarlo Ingrassia

Soldato #2

Sirio Salamanna

Sirio Salamanna

Uomo

Marco Feo

Marco Feo

Esperto

Benedetto Lo Monaco

Benedetto Lo Monaco

Don Tano

Pietro Miraudo

Pietro Miraudo

Neonato

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