The Seed of Discord
2008 Italian film
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The Seed of Discord (Italian: Il seme della discordia) is a 2008 Italian film. The film is a modernisation of Heinrich von Kleist's novel The Marquise of O.[1] It was entered into the main competition at the 65th Venice International Film Festival.
Directed byPappi Corsicato
Written by
Produced by
- Marco Poccioni
- Marco Valsania
Starring
- Caterina Murino
- Alessandro Gassmann
- Martina Stella
- Michele Venitucci
- Valeria Fabrizi
- Isabella Ferrari
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| Cinematography | Ennio Guarnieri |
| Edited by | Giogiò Franchini |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
| Budget | 300,000 € |
| Box office | 674,151 € |
Plot
A married and faithful Italian woman finds herself pregnant the same day her husband is discovered to be sterile.
Cast
- Caterina Murino – Veronica
- Alessandro Gassman – Mario
- Martina Stella – Nike
- Valeria Fabrizi – Veronica's mother
- Michele Venitucci – Gabriele
- Angelo Infanti – Veronica's father
- Lucilla Agosti – Dancer
- Iaia Forte – Lover
- Monica Guerritore – Doctor
- Rosalia Porcaro – Lover
- Isabella Ferrari – Monica
- Eleonora Pedron – Gabriele's girlfriend
Production
Caterina Murino said it was very difficult for her to play the shower scene. "I wanted my body completely covered in foam, of all kinds, whipped with a whisk to make it more solid and water resistant but eventually there is little left of it".[2]
Soundtrack
The original soundtrack includes Mina's version of "Canta Ragazzina".
