France / May 16, 1980 / Cannes Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Mauro, a judge, is worried about his older sister Marta, who took care of him since he was a boy, and now suffers from mental illness and suicidal thoughts. She seems to recover from her depression when Mauro acquaints her with Giovanni, a brilliant actor at the edge of legality. However, Mauro becomes unconsciously jealous of their relationship.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Adriana Pecorelli | Sonia |
| Franca Maria De Monti | |
| Paola Ciampi | Ponticelli's Mother |
| Pier Giorgio Bellocchio | Giorgio |
| Mario Prosperi | Mario Ponticelli |
| Elizabeth Labi | Ponticelli's Fiancée |
| Enrico Bergier | Ponticelli's Brother |
| Mario Ravasio | Brother of Suicide |
| Gaetano Campisi | Actor |
| Marino Cenna | Actor |
| Lamberto Consani | Giovanni's Friend |
| Giancarlo Sammartano | Passerby |
| Oreste Rotundo | Passerby |
| Remo Remotti | Thief |
| Marina Sassi | Giovanni's Friend |
| Rossano Weber | Fire-Eater |
| Alessandro Antonucci | Ponticelli Child |
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| Daria Fago | Ponticelli Child |
| Natalia Fago | Ponticelli Child |
| Matteo Fago | Ponticelli Child |
| Giovanni Frezza | Ponticelli Child |
| Maria Pia Frezza | Ponticelli Child |
| Gianluca Giusti | |
| Pasquale Moscianese | |
| Carlotta Natoli | |
| Daniele Piretti | |
| Valerio Tozzi | |
| Vittorio Caprioli | Mauro Ponticelli (voice) |
| Livia Giampalmo | Marta Ponticelli (voice) |
| Frédérique Alexandre | Marta Ponticelli Child (uncredited) |
| Silverio Conti | Man at Pawnshop (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Salto nel vuoto |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | France, Germany, Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Polytel International Film, Clesi Cinematografica, MK2 Films, RAI, Odyssia, Films 66 |
| Release date | 14 febbraio 1980 |
| Executive producer | Enzo Porcelli |
| Production | Anna Maria Clementelli, Silvio Clementelli |
| Writer | Piero Natoli, Vincenzo Cerami, Marco Bellocchio |
| Editing | Roberto Perpignani, Brigitte Sousselier, Rita Algeri, Anna Rosa Napoli |
| Cinematography | Giuseppe Lanci, Alessio Gelsini Torresi, Letizia Cavallini, Firmino Palmieri, Giancarlo Serravalli, Pierre Gautard, Giuseppe Di Biase |
| Assistant directors | Pino Venditti, Inigo Lezzi, Lucilla Clementelli, Marco Bellocchio |
| Lighting | Ennio Di Stefano |
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Release dates
Premiere
Greece / Nov 09, 2002 / Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Theatrical release
Italy / Feb 14, 1980
France / May 21, 1980
Netherlands / Jan 29, 1981
Spain / Feb 11, 1981 / Madrid
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Uruguay / Nov 19, 1981
United States / Dec 03, 1982 / New York City, New York
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