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Purple Sea (Italian: Viola di mare) is a 2009 Italian romance drama film directed by Donatella Maiorca. It is based on the non-fiction novel Minchia di re written by Giacomo Pilati. The film premiered at the 2009 Rome Film Festival.
Oct 15, 2009 · Overview. Nothing - not her father, not the church - can stop unruly Angela from being with her childhood best friend turned great love, Sara. Based on a true story, Viola di Mare, presents a uniquely engaging portrait of family, community and gender roles in a 19th century Italian village. Donatella Maiorca.
SEA PURPLE. by Donatella Maiorca. synopsis. On a small, imaginary island off 19th-century Sicily, when the 'Thousand' have landed to reunite Italy, Angela, 25, loves Sara and seeks to ride out the scandal over her own homosexuality by disguising herself as a man.
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- Viola di mare
- Sea Purple
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Critics reviews. From the novel Minchia di Re by Giacomo Pilati comes a scandal hidden in 19th century Sicily between two young women, Angela and Sara.
With the brutal patriarchal society as the backdrop of this film, it's aching to see these women having no voice, cannot do what they want, think how they want, and love who they want. There's always conditions women are forced to do before having a taste of their own desires.
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- Donatella Maiorca
Oct 15, 2009 · Director: Donatella Maiorca; Writers: Pina Mandolfo, Mario Cristiani, Donatella Maiorca, Donatella Diamanti.
The Sea Purple is a film directed by Donatella Maiorca with Valeria Solarino, Isabella Ragonese, Ennio Fantastichini, Giselda Volodi, María Grazia Cucinotta. Year: 2009. Original title: Viola di mare.
