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Arcana

Arcana

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A Sicilian widow earns her living as a clairvoyant, in Milan, but she hasn't got any power at all. Her son instead holds supernatural powers and with the help of his mother he becomes a strong sorcerer. But he fails perhaps to understand the real strength he possesses inside and unbinds uncontrolled forces that lead people that surround him to go mad.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

102 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

06 April 1972

Country

Italy

Cast

Lucia Bosè

Lucia Bosè

Mamma

Maurizio Degli Esposti

Maurizio Degli Esposti

Son

Tina Aumont

Tina Aumont

Brenda

Renato Paracchi

Renato Paracchi

Gianfranco Pozzi

Gianfranco Pozzi

Giovanni Ricci

Giovanni Ricci

Dario Viganò

Dario Viganò

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