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A Leap in the Dark

62 %|Feb 14, 1980|Drama

Mauro, a judge, is worried about his older sister Marta, who took care of him since he was a boy, and now suffers from mental illness and suicidal thoughts. She seems to recover from her depression when Mauro acquaints her with Giovanni, a brilliant actor at the edge of legality. However, Mauro becomes unconsciously jealous of their relationship.

Featured Crew

Piero Natoli
Screenplay
Vincenzo Cerami
Screenplay
Marco Bellocchio
Screenplay
Marco Bellocchio
Story
Giuseppe Di Biase
Camera Operator
Lucilla Clementelli
Script Supervisor
Enzo Porcelli
Executive Producer
Inigo Lezzi
First Assistant Director

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Cast

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Michel Piccoli
Mauro Ponticelli
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Anouk Aimée
Marta Ponticelli
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Michele Placido
Giovanni Sciabola
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Anna Orso
Marilena
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Giampaolo Saccarola
Insane Brother
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Paola Ciampi
Ponticelli's Mother
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Mario Prosperi
Mario Ponticelli
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Elizabeth Labi
Ponticelli's Fiancée
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Enrico Bergier
Ponticelli's Brother
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Mario Ravasio
Brother of Suicide
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Lamberto Consani
Giovanni's Friend
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Marina Sassi
Giovanni's Friend
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Rossano Weber
Fire-Eater
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Alessandro Antonucci
Ponticelli Child
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Daria Fago
Ponticelli Child
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Natalia Fago
Ponticelli Child
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Matteo Fago
Ponticelli Child
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Giovanni Frezza
Ponticelli Child
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Maria Pia Frezza
Ponticelli Child
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Vittorio Caprioli
Mauro Ponticelli (voice)
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Livia Giampalmo
Marta Ponticelli (voice)
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Frédérique Alexandre
Marta Ponticelli Child (uncredited)
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Silverio Conti
Man at Pawnshop (uncredited)