

A Leap in the Dark
Mauro, a judge, is worried about his older sister Marta, who took care of him since he was a boy, and now suffers from mental illness and suicidal thoughts. She seems to recover from her depression when Mauro acquaints her with Giovanni, a brilliant actor at the edge of legality. However, Mauro becomes unconsciously jealous of their relationship.
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United StatesUS
- TheatricalNew York City, New York3 Dec 1982
FranceFR
- PremiereCannes Film Festival16 May 1980
- Theatrical21 May 1980
GreeceGR
- PremiereThessaloniki International Film Festival9 Nov 2002
ItalyIT
- Theatrical14 Feb 1980
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical29 Jan 1981
SpainES
- TheatricalMadrid11 Feb 1981
- TheatricalBarcelona16 Aug 1982
UruguayUY
- Theatrical19 Nov 1981
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A Leap in the Dark was released on 14 February 1980.
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CinemaSerf
5/25/2024
Yikes, but what part of the Italian legal establishment doesn't come in for some pillorying from Marco Bellochio in this film? It all centres around judge "Mauro" (Michel Piccoli) and his ailing sister "Marta" (Anouk Aimée) who has pretty much brought him up. She isn't coping so well with reality and is frequently prone to suicidal flights of fancy until, that is, he introduces her to the rather roguish actor "Giovan…
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