Claudia Cardinale
Elena
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May 3, 1991 · Atto di dolore: Directed by Pasquale Squitieri. With Claudia Cardinale, Bruno Cremer, Karl Zinny, Giulia Boschi. In Milan, Elena is a widow and has to raise alone her two children, Martina and Sandro.
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- Drama
- Pasquale Squitieri
- 1991-05-03
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Released in France July 3, 1991. Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (in competition) August 23 - September 3, 1990. Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (in competition) September 19-28, 1991.
- Pasquale Squitieri
- Tanja Alexander
In Milan, Elena (Cardinale), widowed, has to raise her two children Martina and Sandro alone. Life takes a turn for the worse when Sandro becomes a drug addict. Despite his mother's attempts, the boy is unable to rid of his addiction. Sandro becomes violent towards his mother and she eventually decides to kill him.
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Atto di Dolore plot. Elena is a widow who runs an antique shop. She has children living at home, Martina and an 18-year-old son Sandro. To her sorrow, Sandro turns out to be addicted to drugs and he drives his mother so mad that she starts scoring for him.
"Atte di Dolore" was translated into French -it's a co-production ,starring French actors such as Bruno Cremer - as "acte d'amour " ,which the ending is ,in a very cruel way.One can prefer the Italian title though,because the French one is a capitulation, leaving absolutely no hope to the viewer,in spite of the word "love" .It can be justified because ,though fictionalized ,the screenplay is ...
