Sicily!
May 19 1999
•1h 6m
•Drama
A man returns to visit his native Sicily after living in New York for a long time. He learns about the Sicilian way of life from stylized conversations with an orange picker, his fellow train passengers, his mother, and a knife-sharpener.
Cast
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Gianni Buscarino
Il figlio
Vittorio Vigneri
L'arrotino
Angela Nugara
La madre
Carmelo Maddio
Il venditore di arance
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