The Star Maker
In 1950s Sicily, con artist Joe Moretti does screen tests for the big studios, accepting money or favours for his efforts. A young illiterate novitiate named Beata desperately wants to change her life and falls for him; belatedly, he realizes his feelings for her. However, their love affair is doomed when he's arrested.
Director
Cast
Sergio Castellitto
Joe Morelli (Giuseppe Romolo)
Tiziana Lodato
Beata
Franco Scaldati
Brigadier Mastropaolo
Leopoldo Trieste
Mute
Leo Gullotta
Vito
Clelia Rondinella
Anna's mother
Salvatore Billa
Prince
Jane Alexander
Princess
Tony Sperandeo
1st Badalamenti
Tano Cimarosa
Grandpa Bordonaro
Nicola Di Pinto
Communal Functionary
Domenico Gennaro
1st Mafioso (as Mimmo Gennaro)
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Awards
Nominated for 2 Academy Awards
Academy Awards 2 nominated
- 1996 International Submission to the Academy Awards Nominated
- 1996 Best International Feature Film Nominated
David di Donatello for Best Director 1 nominated
- — Best Director Nominated
Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival 1 won
- 1995 Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival Won
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