Viper (film) explained

Viper (Italian: Vipera) is a 2001 Italian drama film directed by Sergio Citti.^{[1] [2]}

Premise

Sicily between the end of World War II and the fifties. Vipera (Elide Melli) is the wife of a sicilian smithy. She meets a man who shows her that life can be better and she promptly leaves her husband and young daughter.

Cast

• Harvey Keitel as Leone
• Elide Melli as Vipera
• Giancarlo Giannini as Guastamacchia
• Larissa Volpentesta as Young Rosetta
• Annalisa Schettino as Adult Rosetta
• Rosario Ainnusa as Fortunato
• Paolo Pini as Luca
• Maurizio Nicolosi as Maniscalpo
• Ante Novakovic as Fascist Soldier

Notes and References

1. Book: Maurizio De Benedictis. Sergio Citti. Lo "straniero" del cinema italiano. 2008. Lithos, 2008. 978-8889604373.
2. News: Deborah Young . Review: 'Viper' . 23 March 2014 . Variety. July 6, 2001 .