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A Leap in the Dark is a film of genre Drama directed by Marco Bellocchio released in USA on 3 december 1982 with Michel Piccoli

A Leap in the Dark (1980)

A Leap in the Dark
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Released in USA 3 december 1982
Length 2h
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Romance
Rating67% 3.382383.382383.382383.382383.38238

A Leap in the Dark (Italian: Salto nel vuoto, and also known as Leap Into the Void) is a 1980 Italian film written and directed by Marco Bellocchio. It stars Michel Piccoli and Anouk Aimée, who won the Best Actor and Best Actress prizes respectively at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. The film also won the David di Donatello for Best Director and was selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 53rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

Synopsis

Judge Mauro Ponticelli has been raised by his older sister Marta. However, Marta has been having mental problems and fantasizing about committing suicide, which concerns him greatly. She seems to recover when he introduces her to Giovanni Sciabola, a brilliant actor, but Mauro then finds himself becoming jealous of their relationship.

Actors

Michel Piccoli

(Mauro Ponticelli)
Anouk Aimée

(Marta Ponticelli)
Michele Placido

(Giovanni Sciabola)
Remo Remotti

(Thief)
Giovanni Frezza

(Ponticelli Child)
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