Leopardi

Oct 16, 2014

2h 17m

★ 6.8

Overview

In 19th-century Italy, Giacomo Leopardi channels his debilitating illness and isolation into poetry.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

Palomar

RAI Cinema

MiC

Regione Marche

Regione Lazio

Marche Film Commission

Leopardi Trailers

Cast

Giacomo Leopardi

Elio Germano

Antonio Ranieri

Michele Riondino

Monaldo Leopardi

Massimo Popolizio

Fanny Targioni-Tozzetti

Anna Mouglalis

Pietro Giordani

Valerio Binasco

Carlo Antici

Paolo Graziosi

Mrs. Rosa

Iaia Forte

Father Vincenzo

Sandro Lombardi

Adelaide Antici Leopardi

Raffaella Giordano

Carlo Leopardi

Edoardo Natoli

Pasquale Ignarra

Giovanni Ludeno

Paolina Ranieri

Federica De Cola

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