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Forever Mery
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Wikipedia article
'Forever Mery' , is a 1989 Italian drama film directed by Marco Risi and released in 1989. It stars Michele Placido, Claudio Amendola, Alessandra Di Sanzo, Francesco Benigno, Roberto Mariano, Maurizio Prollo, Filippo Genzardi, Alfredo Li Bassi, Salvatore Termini, Luigi Maria Burruano, Gianluca Favilla, Giovanni Alamia and Tony Sperandeo.
Synopsis
'Mery per sempre' is set in 'Rosaspina', a fictionary juvenile detention centre (the actual one is called 'Malaspina') in Palermo, Sicily, during the 1980s. The protagonist, 'Marco Terzi' (Michele Placido), is a teacher who has been transferred to Palermo from Milan. He obtains a temporary position as teacher inside the institution, waiting to start teaching in a high school, and has great difficulty in establishing a rapport with the young, hostile students; in particular, 'Natale Sperandeo' (Francesco Benigno), the leader of the group, who is inside for murder, and 'Pietro Giancona' (Claudio Amendola). Terzi's situation is further complicated when 'Marilyn Libassi' (Alessandra Di Sanzo), a trans prostitute, nicknamed 'Mery', falls in love with him and when 'Claudio' severely hits 'Carmelo' who wanted rape him. With the passing of time, however, Terzi slowly gains the respect and admiration of his students, even from the most hardened of the young men, but he comes in contrast with the director and the warders. After the death of Pietro, killed during a robbery after a jailbreak, he decides to refuse the well paid position in the high school to stay with the boys.
'Forever Mery' was followed in 1990 with the sequel 'Ragazzi fuori', featuring most of the same cast and characters, with the exception of Placido and Amendola. The film 'Mery per sempre' was the inspiration behind a song with the same name by the popular Israeli singer Ivri Lider.http://www.nrg.co.il/online/archive/ART32/401.html
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Category:1989 films
Category:Films set in Palermo
Category:Sicilian-language films
Category:Italian LGBT-related films
Category:Films directed by Marco Risi
Category:Italian drama films
Category:Films about educators
Category:1980s Italian films
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