Young Distance (Italian: La Donna della Luna, also known as Woman in the Moon, The Moon Woman and The Night of the Full Moon) is a 1988 Italian romantic drama film written and directed by Vito Zagarrio.[1][2] It was produced by Rete Italia with a budget of about a billion lire.[3]

Young Distance
Directed byVito Zagarrio
Written byVito Zagarrio
Emanuela Martini
Lucio Mandarà
Produced byGrazia Volpi
StarringGreta Scacchi
CinematographyRoger Deakins
Edited byRoberto Perpignani
Music byFranco Piersanti
Release date
  • 1988 (1988)
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Plot

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Angela, an Italian-American woman, after many years returned to Sicily to attend the funeral of her father. During the ferry trip she knows Salvo, a teenager who claims to be hunted by the Mafia, because of a quantity of drugs he stole to some criminals. Angela decides to give him a ride and the two embark on a journey through Sicily.

Cast

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  • Greta Scacchi as Angela
  • Luca Orlandini as Salvo
  • Tim Finn as Steve
  • Mike Magistro as Toti Mazza
  • Marcello Perracchio as Joe Lacagnina

References

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  1. ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 2000. ISBN 8877424230.
  2. ^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
  3. ^ Leandro Palestini (25 July 1988). "Greta la donna della luna". La Repubblica. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
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