Overview
Five stories center on a werewolf, a feudal landlord, peasants, a ghost, and a mother and her sons.
Fun facts
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Nominations
2 award nominations, including the David di Donatello for Best Film (1985)
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Filming locations
Filmed in Syracuse
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Setting
Set in Sicily
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Music
Music by Nicola Piovani
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Giuseppe Lanci
Details
- Directors
- Writers
- Paolo TavianiScreenplay
- Vittorio TavianiScreenplay
- Luigi PirandelloNovel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 23, 1984
- Original language
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy
Streaming on
In the United States
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Cast
Franco FranchiZi' Dima (segment "La giara")
Ciccio IngrassiaDon Lollò (segment "La giara")
Omero AntonuttiLuigi Pirandello (segment "Colloquio con la madre")
Claudio BigagliBatà (segment "Mal di luna")
Massimo BonettiSaro (segments "Mal di luna" and "Colloquio con la madre")
Margarita LozanoMariagrazia (segment "L'altro figlio")- Orazio TorrisiComizzi (segment "L'altro figlio")
Carlo CartierThe Young Doctor (segment "L'altro figlio")
Biagio BaroneSalvatore (segment "Requiem")- Laura MollicaThe girl / Francesca (segments "L'altro figlio" and "Requiem")
Giovanni MarsalaJeli (segment "La giara")
Enrica Maria ModugnoSidora (segment "Mal di luna")
Regina BianchiMother of Pirandello (segment "Colloquio con la madre")
Tony Sperandeo
Domenico Gennaro
Mariella Lo SardoSara (segment "La giara")
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