Synopsis

In 1950s Sicily, con artist Joe Moretti does screen tests for the big studios, accepting money or favours for his efforts. A young illiterate novitiate named Beata desperately wants to change her life and falls for him; belatedly, he realizes his feelings for her. However, their love affair is doomed when he's arrested.

Cast

Sergio Castellitto

Joe Morelli (Giuseppe Romolo)

Tiziana Lodato

Beata

Franco Scaldati

Brigadier Mastropaolo

Leopoldo Trieste

Mute

Leo Gullotta

Vito

Clelia Rondinella

Anna's mother

Salvatore Billa

Prince

Jane Alexander

Princess

Tony Sperandeo

1st Badalamenti

Tano Cimarosa

Grandpa Bordonaro

Nicola Di Pinto

Communal Functionary

Domenico Gennaro

1st Mafioso (as Mimmo Gennaro)

Luigi Maria Burruano

Flirtatious Client

Antonella Attili

Nurse

Costantino Carrozza

The Collector

Carmelo Di Mazzarelli

Old Man in Wheelchair

Domenico Dolce

Peasant on Bus

Stefano Gabbana

Photographer

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Maria Rosa Parrelo

Santina

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Rita Lia

Pinuccia

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Alessandro Guarrera

Clapboard Kid

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Spiro Scimone

1st Nasca Brother

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Francesco Sframeli

2nd Nasca Brother

Tony Palazzo

Pio Li Fusi

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