Viper

Viper is the nickname Leone, a blacksmith in a small Sicilian village, gave to his wife, who ran off with another man. The war ends: the fascists disguise themselves first as communists and then as Christian Democrats, and the poor survive by dancing and drinking. Leone's daughter Rosetta becomes pregnant; Leone dies, and the newborn (named Fortunato) is taken from his very young mother, who ends up in an institution. When Rosetta comes of age, she is reunited with her "witch" mother and her son.

Director: Sergio Citti

Cast: Harvey Keitel, Giancarlo Giannini, Elide Melli, Larissa Volpentesta, Annalisa Schettino, Rosario Ainnusa, Paolo Pini, Goffredo Fofi

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.