Leap Into the Void

Leap Into the Void

114 mins | Drama, Romance | Feb. 14, 1980

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 and tries to get Giovanni arrested.

Leap Into the Void

114 mins | Drama, Romance | Feb. 14, 1980

Leap Into the Void
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 and tries to get Giovanni arrested.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Clesi Cinematografica, RAI, MK2 Productions, Odyssia, Polytel International Film
Original title Salto nel vuoto
Directors Pino Venditti, Lucilla Clementelli, Marco Bellocchio, Inigo Lezzi
Writers Piero Natoli, Marco Bellocchio, Vincenzo Cerami

Cast

Michel Piccoli

as Mauro Ponticelli

Anouk Aimée

as Marta Ponticelli

Michele Placido

as Giovanni Sciabola

Antonio Piovanelli

as Quasimodo

Anna Orso

as Marilena

Giampaolo Saccarola

as Insane Brother

Paola Ciampi

as Ponticelli's mother

Mario Prosperi

as Mario Ponticelli

Elizabeth Labi

as Ponticelli's fiancée

Enrico Bergier

as Ponticelli's brother

Mario Ravasio

as Brother of Suicide

Giancarlo Sammartano

as Passerby

Marina Sassi

as Friend of Giovanni

Rossano Weber

as Fire-Eater

Vittorio Caprioli

as Mauro Ponticelli (voice)

Livia Giampalmo

as Marta Ponticelli (voice)