The Star Maker (1995)
In 1950s Sicily, con artist Joe Moretti does screen tests for the big studios, accepting money or favours for his efforts. A young illiterate novitiate named Beata desperately wants to change her life and falls for him; belatedly, he realizes his feelings for her. However, their love affair is doomed when he's arrested.
Drama, Romance
Cast
- Sergio Castellitto — Joe Morelli (Giuseppe Romolo)
- Tiziana Lodato — Beata
- Franco Scaldati — Brigadier Mastropaolo
- Leopoldo Trieste — Mute
- Leo Gullotta — Vito
- Clelia Rondinella — Anna's mother
- Salvatore Billa — Prince
- Jane Alexander — Princess
- Tony Sperandeo — 1st Badalamenti
- Tano Cimarosa — Grandpa Bordonaro
- Nicola Di Pinto — Communal Functionary
- Domenico Gennaro — 1st Mafioso (as Mimmo Gennaro)
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