Marianna Ucrìa (1997)

6.7/10 108 min Drama

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.

Cast

Emmanuelle Laborit

Marianna Ucrìa

Roberto Herlitzka

Duke Pietro

Laura Morante

Maria

Laura Betti

Giuseppa

Bernard Giraudeau

Grass

Leopoldo Trieste

Judge Camaleo

Lorenzo Crespi

Saro

Selvaggia Quattrini

Fila

Eva Grieco

Marianna as a child

Carla Calò

Massimo De Lorenzo

Olivia Magnani

Peppinedda

Matilde Piana

Philippe Noiret

Duke Signoretto

Enzo Marino Bellanich

Vincenzo Crivello

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