"1905, the cinematograph has reached Southern Italy, and casts fear among the people to whom it seems a devilish trick. They call it "o 'imbroglie din t'o lenzuolo" - "The Trick in the Sheet", as white sheets were used for screening."
Maria Grazia Cucinotta
as Marianna
Primo Reggiani
as Federico
Anne Parillaud
as Beatrice
Geraldine Chaplin
as Alma
Giselda Volodi
as Elena
Ernesto Mahieux
as pecoraro
Mimosa Campironi
as Virginia
Miguel Ángel Silvestre
as Giocondo
Nathalie Caldonazzo
as Elisa de Valory
Ralph Palka
as Console Burke
Riccardo Floris
as Marcello
Angélica Aragón
as Teresa
Maria Del Monte
as mamma di Giocondo
Aurora Quattrocchi
as Paesana casa Alma
Pietro Ragusa
as Don Antonio
Modesta Maryam Aiello
as Laura
Maurizio Nicolosi
as Giovanni
Alfonso Arau
Director
Writer
Producer
Riccardo Neri
Executive Producer
Vittorio Storaro
Director of Photography