Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Joe Mantegna | ... | Bandini | |
Ornella Muti | ... | Maria Bandini | |
Faye Dunaway | ... | Mrs. Hildegarde | |
Michael Bacall | ... | Arturo | |
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Daniel Wilson | ... | August |
Alex Vincent | ... | Federico | |
Burt Young | ... | Rocco | |
Tanya Lopert | ... | Sister Celia | |
Renata Vanni | ... | Donna Toscana | |
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François Beukelaers | ... | Mr. Helmer |
Josse De Pauw | ... | Mr. Voss | |
Natalie Gregory | ... | Rose | |
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Sean Baca | ... | Wally |
Tyler Jane | ... | Gertie (as Rebecca Clark) | |
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Isabelle Soimaud | ... | Salvation Army Singer (as Isabelle Noah) |
Rocklin Colorado, 1925. A hard cold winter. Young Arturo Bandini loves his father Svevo, his mother Maria and his brothers. Even though his bricklayer father wastes the little money he has in the Imperial Poolhall and his time with the rich American widow, Hildegarde. Even though his beautiful and pious mother lets his father get away with that, even if his little brother wets the bed. Arturo loves them all. He also loves to play baseball, even though he has to wait until spring. And he also loves the movies ... and Rosa. But she doesn't love him ... Written by Hannelore Goossens
The way in which the film was made,between hope and despair, with a black and heavy atmosphere, telling a woman which accepts all from her husband by love for his children, convinced me. Ornella Mutti, which is one of the most known Italian actress, is beautiful as always in her role of wife, Faye Dunaway, older than usual, is the perfect image of the black widow and Joe Montagna gives all of himself as leading actor. In spite of the time spent between my first and only vision and my vote (more than 10 years) I always have in memory the course of the action, and that is the proof of the quality of film made by a Belgian director, and for Belgium is yet a success.