Breath of Life (1990 film)

Breath of Life
Breath of Life
	Promotional poster
Directed by	Beppe Cino
Written by	Gesualdo Bufalino; Beppe Cino
Produced by	Vincent Gallo[citation needed]; Franco Nero; Massimo Vigliar
Starring	Franco Nero; Vanessa Redgrave; Fernando Rey
Cinematography	Franco Delli Colli
Edited by	Emanuele Foglietti
Music by	Alberto Alessi; Carlo Siliotto
Release date	11 October 1990;
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Italy
Languages	Italian; English

Breath of Life (Italian: Diceria dell'untore) is a 1990 Italian drama film directed by Beppe Cino. It is an adaptation of Gesualdo Bufalino's 1981 novel, Diceria dell'untore. The film, starring Franco Nero and Vanessa Redgrave was released in Italy on 11 October 1990.

Plot

In 1946, Gesualdo (Nero) is a recovering Second World War soldier in a Palermo TB clinic. Most of the patients are young yet are aware of their impending death. Gesualdo holds the same bleak expectations. Yet miraculously he recovers while all the others perish, including the medical professionals. Gesualdo is the only survivor that can bear witness to the ordeal in the clinic.^[1]

Cast

Franco Nero as Gesualdo
Vanessa Redgrave as Sister Crucifix
Fernando Rey as Doctor
Salvatore Cascio
Tiberio Murgia
Toni Ucci
Lucrezia Lante della Rovere as Marta
Remo Girone as Sebastiano
Gianluca Favilla
Dalila Di Lazzaro
Ferdinando Murolo

References

^ Peitsch, Helmut (2006). European Memories of the Second World War. Berghahn Books.

External links

Breath of Life (1990) at IMDb

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[em-1] Peitsch, Helmut (2006). European Memories of the Second World War. Berghahn Books.

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