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In the golden age of cinema, everyone dreams of becoming a star. One man promises to make all their dreams come true...
In 1950s Sicily, con artist Joe Moretti does screen tests for the big studios, accepting money or favours for his efforts. A young illiterate novitiate named Beata desperately wants to change her life and falls for him; belatedly, he realizes his feelings for her. However, their love affair is doomed when he's arrested.Read moreLess
In 1950s Sicily, con artist Joe Moretti does screen tests for the big studios, accepting money or favours for his efforts. A young illiterate novitiate named Beata desperately wants to change her life and falls for him; belatedly, he realizes his feelings for her. However, their love affair is doomed when he's arrested.
The story
In 1950s Sicily, con artist Joe Moretti does screen tests for the big studios, accepting money or favours for his efforts. A young illiterate novitiate named Beata desperately wants to change her life and falls for him; belatedly, he realizes his feelings for her. However, their love affair is doomed when he's arrested.
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Sergio CastellittoJoe Morelli (Giuseppe Romolo)
Tiziana LodatoBeata
Franco ScaldatiBrigadier Mastropaolo
Leopoldo TriesteMute
Leo GullottaVito
Clelia RondinellaAnna's mother
Salvatore BillaPrince
Jane AlexanderPrincess
Tony Sperandeo1st Badalamenti
Tano CimarosaGrandpa Bordonaro
Nicola Di PintoCommunal Functionary
Domenico Gennaro1st Mafioso (as Mimmo Gennaro)Explore the crew
- Producer
- Vittorio Cecchi Gori
- Producer
- Rita Rusić
- Director
- Giuseppe Tornatore
- Screenplay
- Giuseppe Tornatore
- Screenplay
- Fabio Rinaudo
- Director of Photography
- Dante Spinotti
- Editor
- Massimo Quaglia
- Original Music Composer
- Ennio Morricone