The Seed of Discord

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The Seed of Discord
Il seme della discordia - locandina.jpg
Directed by Pappi Corsicato
Written by Heinrich von Kleist (Novel), Massimo Gaudioso, Pappi Corsicato
Produced by Marco Poccioni, Marco Valsania
Starring
Cinematography Ennio Guarnieri
Edited by Giogiò Franchini
Production
companies
Rodeo Drive, Medusa Film, Sky Cinema
Release date
  • 5 September 2008 (2008-09-05)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian
Budget300,000 €
Box office674,151 €

The Seed of Discord (Italian : Il seme della discordia) is a 2008 Italian film. The film is a modernisation of Heinrich von Kleist's novel The Marquise of O . [1] It was entered into the main competition at the 65th Venice International Film Festival.

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Plot

A married and faithful Italian woman finds herself pregnant the same day her husband is discovered to be sterile. In the original sound track is included a famous song of Sixties: the Mina's version of Canta Ragazzina

Cast

Production

Caterina Murino said it was very difficult for her to play the shower scene. "I wanted my body completely covered in foam, of all kinds, whipped with a whisk to make it more solid and water resistant but eventually there is little left of it". [2]

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References

  1. Jay Weissberg (11 September 2008). "Review: 'The Seed of Discord'". Variety . Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  2. "Taccuino veneziano". www.unionesarda.it. Retrieved 26 February 2022.