From the Clouds to the Resistance (1979)
"Dalla nube alla resistenza" (original title)

Two segments. The first one arranges six stories from Cesare Pavese's "Dialoghi con Leucò", taken from classical mythology. The second segment is taken from Pavese's novel "La luna e i falò... See full summary »

Directors:

Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub

Writer:

Cesare Pavese (novels)

Stars:

Olimpia Carlisi, Guido Lombardi, Gino Felici

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Olimpia Carlisi	...	Nefele
Guido Lombardi	...	Issione
Gino Felici	...	Hippolocos
Lori Pelosini	...	Sarpedonte
Walter Pardini	...	Edipo
Ennio Lauricella	...	Tiresias
Andrea Bacci	...	1st Hunter
Loris Cavallini	...	2nd Hunter
Francesco Ragusa	...	Litierse
Fiorangelo Pucci	...	Hercules
Dolando Bernardini	...	The Father
Andrea Filippi	...	The Son
Mauro Monni	...	The Bastard
Carmelo Lacorte	...	Nuto
Mario di Mattia	...	Cinto

Storyline

Two segments. The first one arranges six stories from Cesare Pavese's "Dialoghi con Leucò", taken from classical mythology. The second segment is taken from Pavese's novel "La luna e i falò": after WWII the emigrant 'The Bastard' comes back to his village in the Langhe (northern Italy) to find that everyone he knew has died and the war has deeply changed relationships between people.

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Plot Keywords:

italy | mythology | italian resistance | post war italy | cult director | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Italy West Germany UK France

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

1980 (UK)

Also Known As:

From the Clouds to the Resistance

Company Credits

Production Co:

Straub-Huillet, Rai Due, Janus Film und Fernsehen

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min 104 min (2 parts)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

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Followed by Le streghe, femmes entre elles (2009)

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