
About the film

Marianna Ucrìa
Release Date: August 13, 1997
Year | : | 1997 |
Slogan | : | «A great novel, now finally a great motion picture» |
Genres | : | Drama |
Production Companies | : | France 2 Cinéma, Canal+, Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica, Eurimages, Fábrica de Imagens |
Director | : | Roberto Faenza |
Producers | : | Shaila Rubin, Elda Ferri, Maurizio Pastrovich, Vittorio Cecchi Gori, Rita Rusić, Costantino Valente, Jean Dalric, Franco Fogagnolo, T. David Pash, Francesca Ungaro, Chantal Perrin, Apsita Berthelot-Cissé, Mandella Quilici, Ljerka Rusić, Stefano Cialoni, Remo Chiappa, Maria Grazia Pasini, Andrea Mattei, Ghislaine Johnston, Anna Cenciarelli |
Writers | : | Sandro Petraglia, Sandro Petraglia, Roberto Faenza, Roberto Faenza, Dacia Maraini |
RunTime | : | 108 mins. |
In 18th-century Sicily, deaf-mute highborn Marianna Ucrìa is forced to marry his uncle Pietro, a disgusting old man, at age 13. She bears three children before even turning 16, when she finally gives birth to a boy. Despite everything, she'll find a way to emancipate herself from the oppressive social conventions of the time.
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