The Seed of Discord
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.
Plot
A married and faithful Italian woman finds herself pregnant the same day her husband is discovered to be sterile. In the original sound track is included a famous song of Sixties: the Mina's version of Canta Ragazzina
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]
References
- ^ Jay Weissberg (11 September 2008). "Review: 'The Seed of Discord'". Variety. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Taccuino veneziano". www.unionesarda.it. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
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