Marianna Ucrìa

(1997)

★ 6.7 IMDb · 19 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1997

Runtime: 108 мин

Country: France, Italy

Director: Roberto Faenza

Cast: Emmanuelle Laborit, Roberto Herlitzka, Laura Morante, Laura Betti, Bernard Giraudeau, Leopoldo Trieste, Lorenzo Crespi, Selvaggia Quattrini, Eva Grieco, Carla Calò

Plot

In 18th-century Sicily, deaf-mute highborn Marianna Ucrìa is forced to marry at age 13, bearing three children before even turning 16, when she finally gives birth to a boy. Despite everything, she'll find a way to emancipate herself from the oppressive social conventions of the time.