Sparrow (1993)

Original title

Storia di una capinera

Directed by

Franco Zeffirelli

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

Italy, Japan

Runtime

1h 46m

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 27 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman sent to a convent in 19th century Sicily falls in love with a man she meets during a brief stay with her family. Her feelings are challenged by the strictures of her religious life and the expectations of her family.

melancholicpoignantslow-pacedtendervisually scenicheartfeltquietbittersweet

What happens

Sparrow (Italian: Storia di una capinera) is a 1993 Italian drama film directed by Franco Zeffirelli. It is an adaptation of Giovanni Verga's novel Storia di una capinera and was filmed in Sicily in 1993. It stars Angela Bettis, and premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival in October 1993. It was the final film performance of Valentina Cortese. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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