
Portrait of a Lady on Fire(2019)
On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.


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.

Valeria Solarino
Angela / Angelo

Isabella Ragonese
Sara

Ennio Fantastichini
Salvatore

Giselda Volodi
Lucia

Maria Grazia Cucinotta
Agnese

Marco Foschi
Tommaso

Corrado Fortuna
Ventura

Alessio Vassallo
Nicolino

Sergio Vespertino
Vincenzo

Lucrezia Lante della Rovere
Baronessa
The Purple Sea is a drama, history, romance film released in 2009 exploring themes of lesbian relationship, lgbt, woman director, lesbian. Directed by Donatella Maiorca, it stars Valeria Solarino, Isabella Ragonese, Ennio Fantastichini. 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.
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