Under the Sign of Scorpio

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Under the Sign of Scorpio
Sotto il segno dello scorpione
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Directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
Edited by Roberto Perpignani
Music by Vittorio Gelmetti
Release date
  • 1969 (1969)
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Sotto il segno dello scorpione (internationally released as Under the Sign of Scorpio) is a 1969 Italian drama film directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. It was screened at the Venice Film Festival. [1]

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The film was defined as: "perhaps the Tavianis' most advanced film for creative originality and stylistic research". [2]

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References

  1. Pier Marco De Santi. I film di Paolo e Vittorio Taviani. Gremese Editore, 1988.
  2. Riccardo Ferrucci, Patrizia Turini. Paolo e Vittorio Taviani: la poesia del paesaggio. Gremese, 1995.