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Forever Mary

Original title: Mery per sempre
  • 1989
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
1.3K
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Forever Mary (1989)
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A teacher discovers his calling. Marco relocates to Palermo from Milan and takes a job teaching in a reform school while he waits for a high school position. He tries to understand and motiv... Read allA teacher discovers his calling. Marco relocates to Palermo from Milan and takes a job teaching in a reform school while he waits for a high school position. He tries to understand and motivate his handful of students, reading them colloquial poetry, encouraging them to stand up ... Read allA teacher discovers his calling. Marco relocates to Palermo from Milan and takes a job teaching in a reform school while he waits for a high school position. He tries to understand and motivate his handful of students, reading them colloquial poetry, encouraging them to stand up for their rights, finding out about their histories. Natale, in for murder, enamored of th... Read all

  • Director
    • Marco Risi
  • Writers
    • Aurelio Grimaldi
    • Stefano Rulli
    • Sandro Petraglia
  • Stars
    • Michele Placido
    • Claudio Amendola
    • Francesco Benigno
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    1.3K
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    • Director
      • Marco Risi
    • Writers
      • Aurelio Grimaldi
      • Stefano Rulli
      • Sandro Petraglia
    • Stars
      • Michele Placido
      • Claudio Amendola
      • Francesco Benigno
    • 4User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 11 nominations total

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    Michele Placido
    Michele Placido
    • Marco Terzi
    Claudio Amendola
    Claudio Amendola
    • Pietro Giancona
    Francesco Benigno
    • Natale Sperandeo
    Alessandra Di Sanzo
    • Mario 'Mery' Libassi
    • (as Alessandro Di Sanzo)
    Tony Sperandeo
    • Warden Turris
    Roberto Mariano
    • Antonio Patanè
    Maurizio Prollo
    • Claudio Catalano
    Filippo Genzardi
    • Matteo Mondello
    Giovanni Alamia
    • Warden Marra
    Alfredo Li Bassi
    Alfredo Li Bassi
    • Carmelo Vella
    Salvatore Termini
    • Giovanni 'King Kong' Termini
    Gianluca Favilla
    • Rosaspina Prison Director
    Giuseppe Giarraffa
    • Carmelo's Brother
    Michela Cusano
    Matteo Mondello
    Maria Cristina Mastrangeli
    • Rosaspina Prison Teacher
    Calogero Buttà
    • Rosaspina Prison Teacher
    Luigi Maria Burruano
    Luigi Maria Burruano
    • Franco D'Annino
    • Director
      • Marco Risi
    • Writers
      • Aurelio Grimaldi
      • Stefano Rulli
      • Sandro Petraglia
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    Great Look At Italy`s Juvenile Delinquency.

    This film shows the reality in Italy`s Juvenile crime as pure as it is. It contains a good photography of Italy`s lowest suburbs and juvenile life(Beautifully made,by the way),and life inside one of the toughest reform school in the country.

    Dramatic,brutal,shocking,realistic and sometimes funny.One of the best street-crime films about juvenile delinquency ever made, together with Spanish movie `Perros Callejeros`.
    • kd4kn
    • Feb 17, 2004
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    • Release date
      • May 4, 1989 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Mary Forever
    • Filming locations
      • Palermo, Sicily, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Int Sel
      • Numero Uno International
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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