The Rebel (1993 film)
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The Rebel is a 1993 Italian
drama film
, originally released as based on the novel 'Storia di Enza', which was written and adapted by the film's director, Aurelio Grimaldi
. It stars Spanish actress Penélope Cruz
. It also features Stefano Dionisi, Lorenza Indovina and Marco Leonardi
. In Italian, the language the film was originally released in, the film is titled La Ribelle.
Cinema of Italy
The history of Italian cinema began just a few months after the Lumière brothers had patented their Cinematographe, when Pope Leo XIII was filmed for a few seconds in the act of blessing the camera.-Early years:...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
, originally released as based on the novel 'Storia di Enza', which was written and adapted by the film's director, Aurelio Grimaldi
Aurelio Grimaldi
Aurelio Grimaldi is an Italian film director and screenwriter. His film The Whores was entered into the 1994 Cannes Film Festival.-Selected filmography:* Ragazzi fuori * The Rebel * The Whores...
. It stars Spanish actress Penélope Cruz
Penélope Cruz
Penélope Cruz Sánchez is a Spanish actress. Signed by an agent at age 15, she made her acting debut at 16 on television and her feature film debut the following year in Jamón, jamón , to critical acclaim...
. It also features Stefano Dionisi, Lorenza Indovina and Marco Leonardi
Marco Leonardi
Marco Leonardi is an Italian actor.Leonardi was born in Australia to Italian parents. He moved to Italy at the age of four and starred in the famous movie Cinema Paradiso and in the Mexican movie Like Water for Chocolate . He has made several movies in the United States, such as Once Upon a Time...
. In Italian, the language the film was originally released in, the film is titled La Ribelle.