A Leap in the Dark
1980Mauro, a judge, is worried about his older sister Marta, who took care of him since he was a boy, and now suffers from mental illness and suicidal thoughts. She seems to recover from her depression when Mauro acquaints her with Giovanni, a brilliant actor at the edge of legality. However, Mauro becomes unconsciously jealous of their relationship.
Acted in
Michel Piccoli
as Mauro Ponticelli
Anouk Aimée
as Marta Ponticelli
Michele Placido
as Giovanni Sciabola
Gisella Burinato
as Anna
Antonio Piovanelli
as Quasimodo
Anna Orso
as Marilena
Giampaolo Saccarola
as Insane Brother
Adriana Pecorelli
as Sonia
Franca Maria De Monti
Paola Ciampi
as Ponticelli's Mother
Pier Giorgio Bellocchio
as Giorgio
Mario Prosperi
as Mario Ponticelli
Elizabeth Labi
as Ponticelli's Fiancée
Enrico Bergier
as Ponticelli's Brother
Mario Ravasio
as Brother of Suicide
Gaetano Campisi
as Actor
Marino Cenna
as Actor
Lamberto Consani
as Giovanni's Friend
Giancarlo Sammartano
as Passerby
Oreste Rotundo
as Passerby
Remo Remotti
as Thief
Marina Sassi
as Giovanni's Friend
Rossano Weber
as Fire-Eater
Alessandro Antonucci
as Ponticelli Child
Daria Fago
as Ponticelli Child
Natalia Fago
as Ponticelli Child
Matteo Fago
as Ponticelli Child
Giovanni Frezza
as Ponticelli Child
Maria Pia Frezza
as Ponticelli Child
Gianluca Giusti
Pasquale Moscianese
Carlotta Natoli
Daniele Piretti
Valerio Tozzi
Vittorio Caprioli
as Mauro Ponticelli (voice)
Livia Giampalmo
as Marta Ponticelli (voice)
Frédérique Alexandre
as Marta Ponticelli Child (uncredited)
Silverio Conti
as Man at Pawnshop (uncredited)