A Leap in the Dark
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A Leap in the Dark (Template:Lang-it, 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.
Plot
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.
Cast
- Michel Piccoli - Mauro Ponticelli
- Anouk Aimée - Marta Ponticelli
- Michele Placido - Giovanni Sciabola
- Gisella Burinato - Anna
- Antonio Piovanelli - Quasimodo
- Anna Orso - Marilena
- Pier Giorgio Bellocchio - Giorgio
See also
- List of submissions to the 53rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Italian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
