Act of Sorrow

Aug 30, 1990

1h 42m

★ 3.8

Overview

In this painful melodrama, an aging mother (Claudia Cardinale) attempts to cope with the progressive deterioration of her grown son due to his drug addiction. At first only manipulative, in addition to stealing from her he eventually becomes abusive and violent, and she must take strong measures if she is to save her own life, much less his.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Istituto Luce Cinecittà

Act of Sorrow Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

Elena

Claudia Cardinale

Armando

Bruno Cremer

Sandro

Karl Zinny

Martina

Giulia Boschi

Ramella

Memè Perlini

Salvi

Ferruccio De Ceresa

Geraci

Enrico Lo Verso

Fiora

Tania Alexander

Lucia

Maria Belfiore

Zico

Gabriele Muccino

Madre Drogato

Aline Pilato

When their regal matriarch falls ill, the troubled Vuillard family come together for a hesitant Christmastime reunion. Among them is rebellious ne'er-do-well Henri and the uptight Elizabeth. Together under the same roof for the first time in many years, their intricate, long denied resentments and yearnings emerge again.

6.4

Harsh Times

Sep 11, 2005

Jim Davis is an ex-Army Ranger who finds himself slipping back into his old life of petty crime after a job offer from the LAPD evaporates. His best friend is pressured by his girlfriend Sylvia to find a job, but Jim is more interested in hanging out and making cash from small heists, while trying to get a law enforcement job so he can marry his Mexican girlfriend.

5.0

Lost Souls

Oct 13, 2000

A young woman becomes aware of a conspiracy to enable the Devil to walk the Earth in human form. To defeat the prophesy, she must convince a respected New York crime journalist, who is devoid of faith, that he is in fact the target of the conspiracy.

8.0

Requiem for a Dream

Oct 6, 2000

The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.

5.6

Sliver

May 21, 1993

A woman moves into a Manhattan apartment, where she learns that the previous tenant's life ended under mysterious circumstances.

5.7

Flesh

Dec 16, 1968

A heroin junkie works as a prostitute to support his habit and fund an abortion needed by the girlfriend of his lesbian wife. His seedy encounters with delusional and damaged clients, and dates with drag queens and hustlers are heavy on sex, drugs and decadence.

6.3

Knocked Up

Jun 1, 2007

A slacker and a career-driven woman accidentally conceive a child after a one-night stand. As they try to make the relationship work, they must navigate the challenges of parenthood and their differences in lifestyle and maturity.

7.7

Nights on the Road

Jan 14, 1952

An aging truck driver finds smuggled money and becomes involved with a hijacking crowd.

No Image Available

5.8

Der Tote am Strand

Dec 1, 2006

After 15 years in the USA, a woman in her mid-30s returns to Germany to reconcile with her father, who had broken off contact with her. Before the discussion can take place, the father is murdered. In the course of the investigation, long suppressed secrets come to light.

No Image Available

4.0

Broken

Mar 28, 2013

A woman is forced to face her past when the arrival of two mysterious strangers to whom she's inexplicably linked could expose shocking secrets.

5.0

Golden Night

Oct 1, 1976

After his family tries to kill him and he has been pronounced dead, Michel returns from the dead and sets about getting revenge on his family members. He sends each one a voodoo doll, warning of their fate. Wandering over the streets of Paris, Michel is the haunted and hunted, as he himself hunts his villainous kin.

6.4

Millions

Apr 29, 2004

Two boys, still grieving the death of their mother, find themselves the unwitting benefactors of a bag of bank robbery loot in the week before the United Kingdom switches its official currency to the Euro. What's a kid to do?

2.5

Last Exit (the underground film)

Oct 11, 2003

The first GRITTY UNDERGROUND feature film ever in Denmark - no budget - no problem! It plumbs the depths of its dark themes with passionate, convincing performances, LAST EXIT is a gritty, sexy psychological thriller. Its antihero is Nigel, an incompetent criminal. He and his wife Maria shack up at a hotel, while each struggles separately with a drug problem. Maria manages to get a straight job, and Nigel gets a gig storing illegal goods for a local crime boss known as the President. Things heat up when Nigel falls for Tanya, a prostitute who works for the President, and their affair makes him ever more distant from Maria. The stage is set for a sex and violence-fueled descent into mayhem that remains intelligent throughout, as the plot twists and secrets are revealed. Maria gets pregnant and Nigel starts to snap, and the only sane one seems to be Jimmie, Nigel's existential pot dealer... "GOOD TASTE MADE BAD TASTE!" - Peter Jackson

7.4

Palm Trees in the Snow

Dec 25, 2015

Spain, 2003. An accidental discovery leads Clarence to travel from the snowy mountains of Huesca to Equatorial Guinea, to visit the land where her father Jacobo and her uncle Kilian spent most of their youth, the island of Fernando Poo.

6.2

Adulthood

Jun 16, 2008

After serving six years for killing his schoolmate, a young man learns that someone is out for revenge.

6.0

Georgia Rule

May 10, 2007

Rebellious, uncontrollable teenager, Rachel is hauled off by her dysfunctional mother to spend the summer with her estranged grandmother, Georgia. Her journey will lead all three women to revelations of buried family secrets and an understanding that - regardless what happens - the ties that bind can never be broken.

5.0

Ranchlands

Sep 1, 2019

The story of a spiritually scarred man whose life changes forever when he must return to his estranged family to help care for a brother who is suffering from brain cancer. With the help of a spiritually enlightened caregiver, he faces the demons of the past and a secret that has haunted him and his family for many years.