Breath of Life (1990 film)

Breath of Life (1990 film)
Breath of Life

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Directed by Beppe Cino
Produced by Vincent Gallo
Franco Nero
Massimo Vigliar
Written by Gesualdo Bufalino
Beppe Cino
Starring Franco Nero
Vanessa Redgrave
Fernando Rey
Music by Alberto Alessi
Carlo Siliotto
Cinematography Franco Delli Colli
Editing by Emanuele Foglietti
Release date(s) 11 October, 1990 (Italy)
Running time 96 min
Country Italy
Language Italian

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.

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Plot

In 1946, Gesualdo (Nero) is a recovering Second World War soldier in a Palermo TB clinic. Most of the patients are young yet 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]

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References

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

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