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Viper is the nickname Leone, a blacksmith in a small Sicilian village, gave to his wife, who ran off with another man. The war ends: the fascists disguise themselves first as communists and then as Christian Democrats, and the poor survive by dancing and drinking. Leone's daughter Rosetta becomes pregnant; Leone dies, and the newborn (named Fortunato) is taken from his very young mother, who ends up in an institution. When Rosetta comes of age, she is reunited with her "witch" mother and her son.Read moreLess
Viper is the nickname Leone, a blacksmith in a small Sicilian village, gave to his wife, who ran off with another man. The war ends: the fascists disguise themselves first as communists and then as Christian Democrats, and the poor survive by dancing and drinking. Leone's daughter Rosetta becomes pregnant; Leone dies, and the newborn (named Fortunato) is taken from his very young mother, who ends up in an institution. When Rosetta comes of age, she is reunited with her "witch" mother and her son.
The story
Viper is the nickname Leone, a blacksmith in a small Sicilian village, gave to his wife, who ran off with another man. The war ends: the fascists disguise themselves first as communists and then as Christian Democrats, and the poor survive by dancing and drinking. Leone's daughter Rosetta becomes pregnant; Leone dies, and the newborn (named Fortunato) is taken from his very young mother, who ends up in an institution. When Rosetta comes of age, she is reunited with her "witch" mother and her son.
Cast & crew
Harvey KeitelLeone
Giancarlo GianniniGuastamacchia
Elide MelliVipera
Larissa VolpentestaRosetta child
Annalisa SchettinoRosetta adult
Goffredo FofiCast
Maria Rosa Sapienza
Olimpia CarlisiCast
Nadia CarlomagnoCastExplore the crew
- Original Music Composer
- Nicola Piovani
- Producer
- Elide Melli
- Director
- Sergio Citti
- Director of Photography
- Blasco Giurato
- Editor
- Ugo De Rossi
- Screenplay
- Vincenzo Cerami
- Screenplay
- Sergio Citti