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Marianna Ucrìa (1997)

Marianna Ucrìa (1997)

Drama
Release Date: 1997, August 13
Directors: Roberto Faenza
Countries: France, Italy
Production: Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica, Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica, France 2 Cinéma, France 2 Cinéma, Canal+, Canal+, Fábrica de Imagens, Fábrica de Imagens, Eurimages, Eurimages
Cast: Leopoldo Trieste, Philippe Noiret, Laura Betti, Bernard Giraudeau, Laura Morante, Roberto Herlitzka, Olivia Magnani, Roberto Pedicini, Selvaggia Quattrini, Vittorio Di Prima, Silvana Gasparini, Emmanuelle Laborit

Overview:

In 18th-century Sicily, deaf-mute highborn Marianna Ucrìa is forced to marry at age 13, bearing three children before even turning 16, when she finally gives birth to a boy. Despite everything, she'll find a way to emancipate herself from the oppressive social conventions of the time.