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Viola di mare / una produzione Italian Dreams Factory presenta ; in collaborazione con Regione Siciliana [and others] ; sceneggiatura di Mario Cristiani, Donatella Diamanti, Donatella Maiorca, Pina Mandolfo ; diretto da Donatella Maiorca.
Van Pelt - Video Collection (ask at Circulation Desk) DVD 037 188
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- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Motion picture adaptation of (work): Pilati, Giacomo, 1962- Minchia di re., author.
- Language:
- English
- Italian
- Subjects (All):
- Pilati, Giacomo, 1962---Film adaptations.
- Pilati, Giacomo.
- Sex role--Italy--19th century--Drama.
- Sex role.
- Lesbians--Italy--19th century--Drama.
- Lesbians.
- Male impersonators--Italy--19th century--Drama.
- Male impersonators.
- Italy.
- Masquerading.
- Crossdressing.
- Genre:
- Motion pictures -- Italy.
- Foreign films.
- Motion pictures, Italian.
- Gay films
- Film adaptations
- Drama
- Feature films
- Fiction films
- Historical films
- Romance films
- Feature films.
- Lesbian films.
- LGBTQ+ films.
- Fiction films.
- Historical films.
- Romance films.
- Film adaptations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- DVD 4 3/4 in.
- Other Title:
- Title on container: Purple sea
- Place of Publication:
- [Culver City, CA] : Strand Releasing, [2010]
- Language Note:
- Italian dialogue with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation.
- digital
- optical
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- A scandal hidden in 19th century Sicily between two young women, Angela and Sara. Angela isn't like other girls her age, she fears nothing and nobody. She can't hide her feelings for Sara. To maintain the forbidden relationship, she changes her outward appearance to disguise herself as a man. The chains that had imprisoned her existence suddenly disappear and she becomes powerful, but in her heart she never denies her identity as a woman.
- Participant:
- Valeria Solarino, Isabella Ragonese, Ennio Fantastichini, Marco Foschi, Giselda Volodi.
- Credits:
- Music by Gianna Nannini and Wil Malone ; executive producers, Giovanna Emidi and Silvia Natili ; cinematography by Roberta Allegrini ; film editing by Marco Spoletini.
- Notes:
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 2009.
- Based on Minchia di re / [by] Giacomo Pilati.
- Includes original theatrical trailer.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- OCLC:
- 693957805
- Publisher Number:
- 712267300822
- 3008-2 Strand Releasing
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