'' A Leap in the Dark '' ( , and also known as '' Leap Into the Void '' ) is a 1980 Italian film written and directed by Marco Bellocchio . It stars Michel Piccoli and Anouk Aimée , who won the Best Actor and Best Actress prizes respectively at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival . The film also won the David di Donatello for Best Director and was selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 53rd Academy Awards , but was not accepted as a nominee
1980 Cannes Film Festival
1980 Cannes Film Festival
A Leap in the Dark