The Nymph
1996•1h 50m•5.2•Released
RomanceDrama
On the outskirts of Naples during the Second World War, naïve 15 year-old Miluzza, subjected to repeated abuse by the men around her, is unable to escape the confines of her small village. After her mother's unfortunate death, she meets a wounded soldier and helps him return to his family's farm. He falls in love and wants to marry her but his mother insists on his betrothal to a virgin.
Director
Lina Wertmüller
Writer
Ugo Pirro, Lina Wertmüller
Languages
Italian
Studio
Eurolux Produzione
Cast
Lucia Cara
Miluzza
Stefania Sandrelli
Nunziata
Raoul Bova
Pietro
Lorenzo Crespi
Dino
Luisa Amatucci
Nannina
Giuditta Del Vecchio
Annuzza
Pepe Da Rosa
Don Peppe
Rino Marcelli
Nonno Rafele
Massimo Bellinzoni
Tunin
Ennio Coltorti
Gioacchino
Isa Danieli
Gesummina
Lola Pagnani
Lucia
Simona Patitucci
Rosanella / Margherita
Francesca Rettondini
Donna Pentita (uncredited)
Paolo De Giorgio
Production
Company
Eurolux Produzione
Company
Italian International Film
Producer
Fulvio Lucisano
Producer
Ciro Ippolito
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