Round the Moons Between Earth and Sea

Round the Moons Between Earth and Sea

101 mins | June 27, 1997

Giuseppe M. Gaudino made his directorial debut with this experimental film portrait contrasting the ancient Roman empire with poverty in present-day Naples. The film's narrator introduces the ancient town of Pozzuloi, home to Nero, his mother Agrippina, the Sibyl of Cumae, and Christian martyr Artema. This historical drama is intertwined with a modern-day story of a poverty-stricken family, forced by earthquakes during the '70s to move to the country, a devastating blow to the close-knit family. After a 1997 Venice Film Festival screening at 125 minutes, the filmmakers announced their plans to re-edit to a shorter running time. Also known as Moonspins Between Land and Sea.

Round the Moons Between Earth and Sea

101 mins | June 27, 1997

Round the Moons Between Earth and Sea
Giuseppe M. Gaudino made his directorial debut with this experimental film portrait contrasting the ancient Roman empire with poverty in present-day Naples. The film's narrator introduces the ancient town of Pozzuloi, home to Nero, his mother Agrippina, the Sibyl of Cumae, and Christian martyr Artema. This historical drama is intertwined with a modern-day story of a poverty-stricken family, forced by earthquakes during the '70s to move to the country, a devastating blow to the close-knit family. After a 1997 Venice Film Festival screening at 125 minutes, the filmmakers announced their plans to re-edit to a shorter running time. Also known as Moonspins Between Land and Sea.
Producers RAI, ZDF, Gaundri Film
Original title Giro di lune tra terra e mare
Directors Giuseppe M. Gaudino
Writers Giuseppe M. Gaudino, Isabella Sandri, Heidrun Schleef

Cast

Olimpia Carlisi

as La Sibilla Cumana

Tina Femiano

as Donna Mena Gioia

Salvatore Grasso

as Gennarino Gioia

Aldo Bufi Landi

as Don Salvatore Gioia

Vincenza Modica

as Assunta Gioia

Antonio Pennarella

as Tonino Gioia

Luciano Zazzera

as Luigi Gioia

Antonella Romano

as Luisa

Antonella Stefanucci

as Maria la pazza

Sebastiano Colla

as Nerone