Giuseppe M. Gaudino made his directorial debut with this experimental film portrait contrasting the ancient Roman empire with poverty in present-day Naples. The film's narrator introduces the ancient town of Pozzuloi, home to Nero, his mother Agrippina, the Sibyl of Cumae, and Christian martyr Artema. This historical drama is intertwined with a modern-day story of a poverty-stricken family, forced by earthquakes during the '70s to move to the country, a devastating blow to the close-knit family. After a 1997 Venice Film Festival screening at 125 minutes, the filmmakers announced their plans to re-edit to a shorter running time. Also known as Moonspins Between Land and Sea.
Olimpia Carlisi
as La Sibilla Cumana
Tina Femiano
as Donna Mena Gioia
Salvatore Grasso
as Gennarino Gioia
Aldo Bufi Landi
as Don Salvatore Gioia
Vincenza Modica
as Assunta Gioia
Antonio Pennarella
as Tonino Gioia
Luciano Zazzera
as Luigi Gioia
Antonella Romano
as Luisa
Roberta Spagnuolo
as Maria
Antonella Stefanucci
as Maria la pazza
Sebastiano Colla
as Nerone
