Sparrow (1993) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language

1993 · 106 mins · Italian

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Directed by

Franco Zeffirelli

Starring

Frank Finlay, Vanessa Redgrave, Valentina Cortese, John Castle, Pat Heywood, Johnathon Schaech

In 1854 Catania, a cholera epidemic forces 16‑year‑old novice Maria to leave her convent and return home. Her stepmother and half‑sisters treat her as a destined “bride of God,” denying her a normal teenage life. She falls for neighbor Nino, whose affection she reciprocates, but family pressure drives her back to the convent, where she must confront her vows, Sister Agata, and the madness of a lost, impossible love.