Forever Mary
1989 · 102 min · Director: Marco Risi
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A teacher discovers his calling. Marco relocates to Palermo from Milan and takes a job teaching in a reform school while he waits for a high school position. He tries to understand and motivate his handful of students, reading them colloquial poetry, encouraging them to stand up for their rights, finding out about their histories. Natale, in for murder, enamored of the Mafia, the King Rat within the group; Mery, a drag queen, arrested for assault when defending himself, in love with Mario and, in daylight, rejected by all; Pietro, illiterate, muscular, believing his destiny is set; the callow Claudio, vulnerable, learning to harden himself. What can Mario learn and do in such a short time?
Emotional fingerprint
Forever Mary (1989) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 35%, Inspiration 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy35%
- Inspiration25%
- Sadness20%
- Anger10%
- Hope10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Inspiration, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Crime. AI estimate.
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Cast
Mario 'Mery' Libassi
Antonio Patanè
Claudio Catalano
Matteo Mondello
Marra
Carmelo Vella
Giovanni 'King Kong' Trapani
Rosaspina Prison Director
Carmelo's Brother
Lia
Rosaspina Prison Teacher
Rosaspina Prison Teacher
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Details
- Directed by
- Marco Risi
- Written by
- Sandro Petraglia, Aurelio Grimaldi, Stefano Rulli
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1989
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Country
- Italy
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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