The Purple Sea
The Purple Sea

The Purple Sea

6.6(89 votes)
2009
1h 45m
Drama
History
Romance

Nothing - not her father, not the church - can stop unruly Angela from being with her childhood best friend turned great love, Sara. Based on a true story, Viola di Mare, presents a uniquely engaging portrait of family, community and gender roles in a 19th century Italian village.

Production

Italian Dreams Factory, Medusa Film, MiC, Sicilia Film Commission, Sensi Contemporanei Cinema e Audiovisivo, Regione Siciliana

Cast

Valeria Solarino

Valeria Solarino

Angela / Angelo

Isabella Ragonese

Isabella Ragonese

Sara

Ennio Fantastichini

Ennio Fantastichini

Salvatore

Giselda Volodi

Giselda Volodi

Lucia

Maria Grazia Cucinotta

Maria Grazia Cucinotta

Agnese

Marco Foschi

Marco Foschi

Tommaso

Corrado Fortuna

Corrado Fortuna

Ventura

Alessio Vassallo

Alessio Vassallo

Nicolino

Sergio Vespertino

Sergio Vespertino

Vincenzo

Lucrezia Lante della Rovere

Lucrezia Lante della Rovere

Baronessa

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