Sparrow (1993 film)

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Sparrow
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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
Release date
  • 14 October 1994 (1994-10-14)(United Kingdom)
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. [1] It is an adaptation of Giovanni Verga's novel Storia di una capinera and was filmed in Sicily in 1993. [2] It stars Angela Bettis, and premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival in October 1993. It was the final film performance of Valentina Cortese.

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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

Awards and nominations

The film was awarded and nominated for awards in Italy and Portugal. [3]

David di Donatello Awards

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Nastro d'Argento)

Gramado Film Festival

References

  1. "Sparrow". Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  2. How We Met: David Sweetman and Franco Zeffirelli The Independent. 28 March 1993
  3. Awards for Sparrow IMDB. Retrieved on 31 August 2010