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| Directed by | Franco Zeffirelli |
| Written by | Giovanni Verga (novel) Franco Zeffirelli Allan Baker |
| Produced by | Mario Cecchi Gori Vittorio Cecchi Gori Luciano Luna Rita Rusic |
| Starring | Angela Bettis Johnathon Schaech Vanessa Redgrave Valentina Cortese Frank Finlay |
| Cinematography | Ennio Guarnieri |
| Edited by | Richard Marden |
| Music by | Claudio Capponi Alessio Vlad |
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| Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Languages | Italian English |
Sparrow (Italian: Storia di una capinera) is a 1993 Italian drama film directed by Franco Zeffirelli. It is an adaptation of Giovanni Verga's novel Storia di una capinera and was filmed in Sicily in 1993. It stars Angela Bettis, and premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival in October 1993. It was the final film performance of Valentina Cortese.
Plot
In the Two Sicilies, in cholera-ridden Sicily of 1854, Maria, a future nun, is evacuated from her convent home in Catania to her father's Mount Etna-shadowed villa. During her stay she falls in love with Nino, a family friend.
Things fall apart when Catania is declared safe for her to return to Sicily, meaning she must renounce her love and concentrate on serving God.
Cast
- Angela Bettis as Maria
- Johnathon Schaech as Nino
- Vanessa Redgrave as Sister Agata
- Valentina Cortese as Mother Superior
- Frank Finlay as Father Nunzio
- Sinéad Cusack as Matilde
- Denis Quilley as Baron Cesaro
- Pat Heywood as Sister Teresa
- Eva Alexander as Annetta
- John Castle as Giuseppe
- Gareth Thomas as Corrado
- Andrea Cassar as Gigi
Awards and nominations
The film was awarded and nominated for awards in Italy and Portugal.
- David Award for Best Costume Design (Migliore Costumista) - Piero Tosi (won)
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Nastro d'Argento)
- Silver Ribbon for Best Costume Design - Piero Tosi (won)
- Golden Kikito Award for Best Latin Film (Melhor Filme) - Franco Zeffirelli (nomination)
References
- "Sparrow". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- How We Met: David Sweetman and Franco Zeffirelli The Independent. 28 March 1993
- Awards for Sparrow IMDB. Retrieved on 31 August 2010
External links
- Sparrow at IMDb
- Sparrow at Rotten Tomatoes
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