''Viper'' ( it, Vipera) is a

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directed by

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Premise

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between the end of

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and the fifties. Vipera ( Elide Melli) is the wife of a sicilian smithy. She meets a man who shows her that life can be better and she promptly leaves her husband and young daughter.

Cast

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as Leone * Elide Melli as Vipera * Giancarlo Giannini as Guastamacchia * Larissa Volpentesta as Young Rosetta * Annalisa Schettino as Adult Rosetta * Rosario Ainnusa as Fortunato * Paolo Pini as Luca * Maurizio Nicolosi as Maniscalpo * Ante Novakovic as Fascist Soldier

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* 2001 films Italian drama films Films directed by Sergio Citti 2001 drama films Films with screenplays by Vincenzo Cerami Films scored by Nicola Piovani 2000s Italian films {{2000s-drama-film-stub