A Leap in the Dark (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.
Director: Marco Bellocchio
The Cast
Michel Piccoli
Mauro Ponticelli
Anouk Aimée
Marta Ponticelli
Michele Placido
Giovanni Sciabola
Gisella Burinato
Anna
Antonio Piovanelli
Quasimodo
Anna Orso
Marilena
Giampaolo Saccarola
Insane Brother
Adriana Pecorelli
Sonia
Franca Maria De Monti
Paola Ciampi
Ponticelli's Mother
Pier Giorgio Bellocchio
Giorgio
Mario Prosperi
Mario Ponticelli
Elizabeth Labi
Ponticelli's Fiancée
Enrico Bergier
Ponticelli's Brother
Mario Ravasio
Brother of Suicide
Gaetano Campisi
Actor
Marino Cenna
Actor
Lamberto Consani
Giovanni's Friend
Giancarlo Sammartano
Passerby
Oreste Rotundo
Passerby
Remo Remotti
Thief
Marina Sassi
Giovanni's Friend
Rossano Weber
Fire-Eater
Alessandro Antonucci
Ponticelli Child
Daria Fago
Ponticelli Child
Natalia Fago
Ponticelli Child
Matteo Fago
Ponticelli Child
Giovanni Frezza
Ponticelli Child
Maria Pia Frezza
Ponticelli Child
Gianluca Giusti
Pasquale Moscianese
Carlotta Natoli
Daniele Piretti
Valerio Tozzi
Vittorio Caprioli
Mauro Ponticelli (voice)
Livia Giampalmo
Marta Ponticelli (voice)
Frédérique Alexandre
Marta Ponticelli Child (uncredited)
Silverio Conti
Man at Pawnshop (uncredited)
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