Viper (Vipera) 23 years old

Viper

Set in 1940’s and 50’s Sicily (Paternò), we follow the fortunes of Rosetta from the time she’s twelve (Larissa Volpentesta) and living with her drunken father Leone (Harvey Keitel) – he’d turned to alcohol to forget Rosetta’s mother, Vipera (Elide Melli), after she ran away with a fascist some time ago. Little Rosetta’s fortunes turn for the worse when she’s raped and made pregnant by another former fascist (Giancarlo Giannini), and Leone also dies after falling from his bicycle. She’s sent to live in a convent until the age of twenty one, and her newborn child will cruelly be adopted out by her visiting mother.

Credits

Viper Cast

Name Character
Giancarlo Giannini He was 57, now 81 years old as Guastamacchia
Harvey Keitel He was 60, now 84 years old as Leone
Elide Melli She was 47, now 71 years old as Vipera
Annalisa Schettino as Rosetta adult

Viper Crew

Name Department
Blasco Giurato as Director of Photography. He was 58 (now 82) years old Camera
Luigi Rocchetti as Makeup Artist. Costume & Make-Up
Sergio Citti as Director. He was 66 (72) years old when He died Directing
Sergio Citti as Screenplay. He was 66 (72) years old when He died Writing
Angelo Raguseo as Sound Re-Recording Mixer. Sound
Viper poster
Viper (23 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, May 11, 2000
  • Runtime: 95 minutes