Round the Moons Between Earth and Sea

Giuseppe M. Gaudino made his directorial debut with this experimental film portrait contrasting the ancient Roman empire with poverty in present-day Naples. The film's narrator introduces the ancient town of Pozzuloi, home to Nero, his mother Agrippina, the Sibyl of Cumae, and Christian martyr Artema. This historical drama is intertwined with a modern-day story of a poverty-stricken family, forced by earthquakes during the '70s to move to the country, a devastating blow to the close-knit family. After a 1997 Venice Film Festival screening at 125 minutes, the filmmakers announced their plans to re-edit to a shorter running time. Also known as Moonspins Between Land and Sea.

Cast

Olimpia Carlisi La Sibilla Cumana Tina Femiano Donna Mena Gioia

Salvatore Grasso Gennarino Gioia

Aldo Bufi Landi Don Salvatore Gioia Vincenza Modica Assunta Gioia Antonio Pennarella Tonino Gioia

Luciano Zazzera Luigi Gioia

Antonella Romano Luisa

Roberta Spagnuolo Maria Antonella Stefanucci Maria la pazza

Sebastiano Colla Nerone

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