Fontamara (1980) Movie Guide, Cast, Credits & Where To Watch

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Fontamara Overview

Fontamara is a village in the Marsica, forgotten by all but God and its inhabitants are called 'cafoni' (boors). Berardo Viola wants to marry Elvira but only after gaining enough money to buy some land and in order to reach his aim he has the idea of going to a great city. When Maria Grazia is raped by the fascists, Berardo and Antonio decide to leave Fontamara and go to Rome. Here they are swindled by a lawyer and afterwards they are invited by an antifascist to a restaurant where they are arrested by the police because of some subversive papers they had.

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Fontamara Details

User Rating
7.2
Running Time
139
Original Title
Fontamara
Release Date
1980-09-12 00:00:00
Budget
Revenue

Fontamara Career and Cast Highlights

Key credits listed on this page include Carlo Lizzani, Lucio De Caro, Ignazio Silone, Michele Placido, Antonella Murgia, Ida Di Benedetto, Imma Piro, and Antonio Orlando.

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