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Showcases the life of Giacomo Leopardi, an Italian poet known for his melancholic verses on fleeting happiness, existentialism, and human suffering.
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Leonardo Maltese Giacomo Leopardi
Cristiano Caccamo Antonio Ranieri
Giusy Buscemi Fanny Targioni Tozzetti
Valentina Cervi Adelaide Antici
Alessio Boni Monaldo Leopardi
Fausto Russo Alesi Pietro Giordani
Alessandro Preziosi Don Carmine
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