The Seed of Discord

The Seed of Discord (Il seme della discordia) is a 2008 Italian film. The film is a modernisation of Heinrich von Kleist's novel The Marquise of O. It was entered into the main competition at the 65th Venice International Film Festival.

Plot
A married and faithful Italian woman finds herself pregnant the same day her husband is discovered to be sterile. In the original sound track is included a famous song of Sixties: the Mina's version of Canta Ragazzina

Cast

 * Caterina Murino – Veronica
 * Alessandro Gassman – Mario
 * Martina Stella – Nike
 * Valeria Fabrizi – Veronica's mother
 * Michele Venitucci – Gabriele
 * Angelo Infanti – Veronica's father
 * Lucilla Agosti – Dancer
 * Iaia Forte – Lover
 * Monica Guerritore – Doctor
 * Rosalia Porcaro – Lover
 * Isabella Ferrari – Monica
 * Eleonora Pedron – Gabriele's girlfriend

Production
Caterina Murino said it was very difficult for her to play the shower scene. "I wanted my body completely covered in foam, of all kinds, whipped with a whisk to make it more solid and water resistant but eventually there is little left of it".