Round the Moons Between Earth and Sea

Round the Moons Between Earth and Sea

1997 · 101 min · ★ 6.5

Giuseppe M. Gaudino made his directorial debut with this experimental film portrait contrasting the ancient Roman empire with poverty in present-day Naples. The film's narrator introduces the ancient town of Pozzuloi, home to Nero, his mother Agrippina, the Sibyl of Cumae, and Christian martyr Artema. This historical drama is intertwined with a modern-day story of a poverty-stricken family, forced by earthquakes during the '70s to move to the country, a devastating blow to the close-knit family. After a 1997 Venice Film Festival screening at 125 minutes, the filmmakers announced their plans to re-edit to a shorter running time. Also known as Moonspins Between Land and Sea.

Directed by Giuseppe M. Gaudino · Written by Giuseppe M. Gaudino

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Olimpia Carlisi La Sibilla Cumana
Tina Femiano Donna Mena Gioia
Salvatore Grasso Gennarino Gioia
Aldo Bufi Landi Don Salvatore Gioia
Vincenza Modica Assunta Gioia
Antonio Pennarella Tonino Gioia
Luciano Zazzera Luigi Gioia
Antonella Romano Luisa
Roberta Spagnuolo Maria
Antonella Stefanucci Maria la pazza
Sebastiano Colla Nerone

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