Russia / Mar 05, 1990 / Italian cinema week (Moscow)
1h 42min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A teacher discovers his calling. Marco relocates to Palermo from Milan and takes a job teaching in a reform school while he waits for a high school position. He tries to understand and motivate his handful of students, reading them colloquial poetry, encouraging them to stand up for their rights, finding out about their histories. Natale, in for murder, enamoured of the Mafia, the King Rat within the group; Mery, a drag queen, arrested for assault when defending himself, in love with Mario and, in daylight, rejected by all; Pietro, illiterate, muscular, believing his destiny is set; the callow Claudio, vulnerable, learning to harden himself. What can Mario learn and do in such a short time?
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Filippo Genzardi | Matteo Mondello |
| Giovanni Alamia | Marra |
| Alfredo Li Bassi | Carmelo Vella |
| Salvatore Termini | Giovanni 'King Kong' Trapani |
| Gianluca Favilla | Rosaspina Prison Director |
| Giuseppe Giarraffa | Carmelo's Brother |
| Michela Cusano | Lia |
| Matteo Mondello | |
| Maria Cristina Mastrangeli | Rosaspina Prison Teacher |
| Calogero Buttà | Rosaspina Prison Teacher |
| Luigi Maria Burruano | Franco D'Annino |
| Ninni Picone | Announcer |
| Aurora Quattrocchi | Mery's Mother |
| Ludovico Caldarera | Unemployed Teacher #2 (uncredited) |
| Carlo Berretta | Salvatore 'Salvo' Sperandeo (uncredited) |
| Carlo DeFilippi | Inmate (uncredited) |
| Enzo Marcelli | Inmate (uncredited) |
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| Pippo Agusta | Mery's Father (uncredited) |
| Paolo Buzzurro | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Tatu La Vecchia | Policeman Arresting Pietro (uncredited) |
| Angelo Prollo | Rosaspina Prison Warden (uncredited) |
| Giovanni Corrao | Police Detective (uncredited) |
Genres
CrimeDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Mery per sempre |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Numero Uno International |
| Release date | 4 maggio 1989 |
| Production | Claudio Bonivento, Alberto Passone |
| Writer | Sandro Petraglia, Stefano Rulli, Aurelio Grimaldi |
| Editing | Claudio Di Mauro, Carla Merli, Carlo Balestrieri, Mauro Coppola |
| Cinematography | Mauro Marchetti, Fabio Zamarion, Roberto Luzzi, Fabio Massimo Sargenti, Bruno Bruni, Alfredo Marchetti |
| Assistant directors | Gianni Ricci, Umberto Castagna, Giovanni Giancono, Marco Risi, Egle Guarino |
| Lighting | Alberico Novelli |
| Camera operators | Fabio Zamarion, Roberto Luzzi, Fabio Massimo Sargenti, Bruno Bruni, Alfredo Marchetti, Mauro Marchetti |
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| Additional photography | Fabio Zamarion, Roberto Luzzi, Fabio Massimo Sargenti, Bruno Bruni, Alfredo Marchetti, Mauro Marchetti |
| Production design | Massimo Spano, Luigi Urbani, Sandro Spalla |
| Art direction | Massimo Spano, Luigi Urbani, Sandro Spalla |
| Set decoration | Luigi Urbani, Massimo Spano, Sandro Spalla |
| Music | Giancarlo Bigazzi, Tommaso Quattrini, Dado Parisini, Antonio Barba, Romano Pampaloni, Italo Cameracanna, Daniele Quadroli |
| Sound | Tommaso Quattrini, Giancarlo Bigazzi, Dado Parisini, Antonio Barba, Romano Pampaloni, Italo Cameracanna, Daniele Quadroli |
| Costume design | Roberta Guidi Di Bagno, Francesca Schiavon, Giuseppina Minguzzi, Raul Ranieri, Monica Ranieri |
| Makeup | Raul Ranieri, Roberta Guidi Di Bagno, Francesca Schiavon, Giuseppina Minguzzi, Monica Ranieri |
| Hairstyling | Roberta Guidi Di Bagno, Francesca Schiavon, Giuseppina Minguzzi, Raul Ranieri, Monica Ranieri |
Release dates
Limited release
United States / Apr 19, 1991
Theatrical release
Italy / May 04, 1989
Spain / Jan 11, 1991 / 12
Japan / Jan 15, 1993
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