Il seme della discordia
Encyclopedia
Il seme della discordia is a Golden Lion
-nominated 2008
Italian
film.
The film is a modernisation of Heinrich von Kleist
's novel The Marquise of O.
In the original sound track is included a famous song of Sixties: the Mina's
version of Canta Ragazzina
Golden Lion
Il Leone d’Oro is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is now regarded as one of the film industry's most distinguished prizes...
-nominated 2008
2008 in film
This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008...
Italian
Italy
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film.
The film is a modernisation of Heinrich von Kleist
Heinrich von Kleist
Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist was a poet, dramatist, novelist and short story writer. The Kleist Prize, a prestigious prize for German literature, is named after him.- Life :...
's novel The Marquise of O.
Plot
A married and faithful Italian woman finds herself pregnant the same day her husband is discovered to be sterile.In the original sound track is included a famous song of Sixties: the Mina's
Mina (singer)
Anna Maria Quaini, Grand Officer , known as Mina, is an Italian pop singer. She was a staple of Italian television variety shows and a dominant figure in Italian pop music from the mid-1960s to mid-1970s known for her three-octave vocal range, the agility of her soprano voice, and her image as an...
version of Canta Ragazzina
Cast
- Caterina MurinoCaterina Murino-Biography:She was born in Cagliari, Sardinia, and initially wanted to be a doctor, but switched career paths to pageantry after twice failing the medical school entrance exams. She came fourth in the 1996 Miss Italy contest...
— Veronica - Alessandro GassmanAlessandro GassmanAlessandro Gassman is an Italian actor.Born in Rome, he is the son of Italian actor Vittorio Gassman and French actress Juliette Mayniel.-Career:...
— Mario - Martina StellaMartina StellaMartina Stella is an Italian television and film actress.-Acting career:Stella made her cinematic debut at the age of 16 in 2001 in L'ultimo bacio...
— Nike - Valeria Fabrizi — Veronica's mother
- Michele Venitucci — Gabriele
- Angelo InfantiAngelo InfantiAngelo Infanti was an Italian film actor. He appeared in over 90 films between 1961 and 2010.He was born on 16 February 1939 in Zagarolo, Italy...
— Veronica's father - Lucilla Agosti — Dancer
- Iaia Forte — Lover
- Monica GuerritoreMonica GuerritoreMonica Guerritore is an Italian actress of cinema, theatre and television.-Biography:After her debut at just sixteen years of age under the direction of Giorgio Strehler in The Cherry Orchard , she tied herself romantically and artistically to...
— Doctor - Rosalia Porcaro — Lover
- Isabella FerrariIsabella FerrariIsabella Ferrari , is the stage name of Isabella Fogliazza, an Italian actress of television, theatre and the cinema. She is best known as the protagonist, Commissioner Giovanna Scalise in the police drama series Distretto di Polizia and Distretto di Polizia 2 which was televised on Mediaset's...
— Monica - Eleonora PedronEleonora PedronEleonora Pedron is an Italian model and actress, who was crowned Miss Italia 2002.She later briefly served as a weather presenter on Italy's Rete 4 channel. As an actress she was most recently seen in the TV series Donna Detective....
— Gabriele's girlfriend