Mauro, a judge, is worried about his older sister Marta, who took care of him since he was a boy, and now suffers from mental illness and suicidal thoughts. She seems to recover from her depression when Mauro acquaints her with Giovanni, a brilliant actor at the edge of legality. However, Mauro becomes unconsciously jealous of their relationship.
Screenplay: Piero Natoli, Vincenzo Cerami, Marco Bellocchio
Story: Marco Bellocchio
Director: Marco Bellocchio
Producer: Anna Maria Clementelli, Silvio Clementelli
Director of Photography: Giuseppe Lanci
Mauro Ponticelli
Marta Ponticelli
Giovanni Sciabola
Anna
Quasimodo
Marilena
Insane Brother
Sonia