Purificazione (Purif) (played by Daliah Lavi) is a protagonist in The Demon.
The protagonist, a marginalized peasant woman obsessed with Antonio. She employs witchcraft and curses, faces sexual violence and exploitation, endures alleged demonic possession, and ultimately meets her death at Antonio's hands after a fatal encounter at a village bonfire. Antonio (played by Frank Wolff) is a protagonist in The Demon.
An engaged villager who secretly desires Purif. He becomes the target of her witchcraft, marries another woman, and later suffers physical marks from her curse. He ultimately participates in a bonfire to rid the village of her, only to sleep with Purif there before killing her at dawn. Antonio's Wife (played by Rossana Rovere) appears in The Demon.
The woman Antonio marries after rejecting Purif. She prepares to consummate the marriage while Purif attempts to curse them, prompting villagers to monitor the house.
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Characters
Purificazione (Purif)
(played by Daliah Lavi) — protagonist
The protagonist, a marginalized peasant woman obsessed with Antonio. She employs witchcraft and curses, faces sexual violence and exploitation, endures alleged demonic possession, and ultimately meets...
Antonio
(played by Frank Wolff) — protagonist
An engaged villager who secretly desires Purif. He becomes the target of her witchcraft, marries another woman, and later suffers physical marks from her curse. He ultimately participates in a bonfire...
Antonio's Wife
(played by Rossana Rovere) — supporting
The woman Antonio marries after rejecting Purif. She prepares to consummate the marriage while Purif attempts to curse them, prompting villagers to monitor the house.
Key Relationships
Antonio's Wife → Antonio
(wife)
Antonio → Antonio
(Conflict Victim)
Antonio → Purificazione (Purif)
(Romantic Obsession)
Story Analysis
A marginalized woman's obsessive love and alleged witchcraft trigger supernatural curses, communal violence, and a fatal union in rural Lucania.
