28 Jun 2001
On the Edge
A compendium of three short science-fiction films, each with a decidedly feminist slant.
Dear Diary
Nanni Moretti recalls in his diary three slice of life stories characterized by a sharply ironic look: in the first one he wanders through a deserted Rome, in the second he visits a reclusive friend on an island, and in the last he has to grapple with an unknown illness.
Top Billed Cast
Renato Carpentieri Gerardo
Antonio Neiwiller Mayor of Stromboli
Claudia Della Seta Second couple #1
Lorenzo Alessandri Second couple #2
Raffaella Lebboroni First couple #1
Marco Paolini First couple #2
Moni Ovadia Lucio
Riccardo Zinna Resident of Alicudi
Jennifer Beals Self
Giovanna Bozzolo Actor in the Italian film
Sebastiano Nardone Actor in the Italian film
Roberto Nobile Last dermatologist
Antonio Petrocelli Actor in the Italian film
Cristina Aubry Gianni Ferraretto Allergist
Pino Gentile Prince of the dermatologists' stand-in
Sergio Lambiase Second dermatologist
Valerio Magrelli First dermatologist
Yu Ming Lun Chinese doctor
Serena Nono Reflexologist
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