The Macaluso Sisters (2020)

Maria, Pinuccia, Lia, Katia and Antonella are five sisters who live in an apartment in Palermo. When Antonella accidentally dies, the sisters' relationships are turned upside down for the rest of their lives.

Director:

Emma Dante

Writers:

Emma Dante (play), Emma Dante (screenplay)

Stars:

Alissa Maria Orlando, Susanna Piraino, Anita Pomario

3 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Alissa Maria Orlando	...	Katia giovane
Susanna Piraino	...	Lia giovane
Anita Pomario	...	Pinuccia giovane
Eleonora De Luca	...	Maria giovane
Donatella Finocchiaro	...	Pinuccia adulta
Viola Pusateri	...	Antonella
Serena Barone	...	Lia adulta
Simona Malato	...	Maria adulta
Laura Giordani	...	Katia adulta
Maria Rosaria Alati	...	Lia anziana
Rosalba Bologna	...	Katia anziana
Ileana Rigano	...	Pinuccia anziana
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bruno Di Chiara	...	Marco (credit only)

Storyline

Maria, Pinuccia, Lia, Katia and Antonella are five sisters who live in an apartment in Palermo. When Antonella accidentally dies, the sisters' relationships are turned upside down for the rest of their lives.

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Genres:

Drama

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User Reviews

Dance of shadows

This movie is a "remake" of a very famous Italian modern theatre play, author of which being Emma Dante, a Sicilian playwright and director. Very interesting point was the production design of the apartment of the sisters - very extravagant, seen as the 6th sister. The film is heavy, very very indie. For me it was practically a movie on the processing of mourning and enormous sense of guilt that has not been processed. The sisters kinda literally fall apart because of not getting over the tragic accident in their youth. I was not convinced by the cast of adult sisters, because together with costume and make up choices it seemed something surreal - three sisters live together for decades in a real decay, not only external, but also internal. The story of the "guilty" sister was also unclear. Her reading, her life, her story - without a clear meaning.

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

10 September 2020 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The Macaluso Sisters

Filming Locations:

Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$488,984

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rosamont, Minimum Fax Media, Rai Cinema

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Color:

Color