Assunta Spina (played by Francesca Bertini) is a protagonist in Assunta Spina.
Assunta Spina is a laundress living in Naples and the central figure of the story. Engaged to the violent butcher Michele Boccadifuoco, she is wounded by him in a jealous rage after accepting another man's invitation to dance. She later protects Michele in court and accepts a dangerous bargain to keep him nearby. Michele Boccadifuoco (played by Gustavo Serena) appears in Assunta Spina.
Michele Boccadifuoco is Assunta's violent butcher fiancé. Blinded by jealousy when Assunta dances with another man, he slashes her face and is arrested. During the trial, Assunta tries to save him by denying that he wounded her, while a later bargain allows him to remain in a nearby prison. Officer (played by Alberto Collo) appears in Assunta Spina.
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Characters
Assunta Spina
(played by Francesca Bertini) — protagonist
Assunta Spina is a laundress living in Naples and the central figure of the story. Engaged to the violent butcher Michele Boccadifuoco, she is wounded by him in a jealous rage after accepting another...
Michele Boccadifuoco
(played by Gustavo Serena) — supporting
Michele Boccadifuoco is Assunta's violent butcher fiancé. Blinded by jealousy when Assunta dances with another man, he slashes her face and is arrested. During the trial, Assunta tries to save him by...
Officer
(played by Alberto Collo) — supporting
Story Analysis
A tragic tale of love, violence, and sacrificial compromise within early 20th century Naples.
