| Virginia, la monaca di Monza | |
|---|---|
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| Screenplay by | Nicola Lusuardi Francesco Scardamaglia |
| Directed by | Alberto Sironi |
| Starring | Giovanna Mezzogiorno |
| Composer | Carlo Crivelli |
| Original language | Italian |
| Production | |
| Cinematography | Stefano Ricciotti |
| Editor | Stefano Chierchiè |
| Running time | 200 min. |
| Original release | |
| Network | Rai 1 |
| Release | 2004 |
Virginia, la monaca di Monza (i.e. "Virginia, the nun of Monza") is a 2004 Italian-Spanish television movie directed by Alberto Sironi and starring Giovanna Mezzogiorno. The film is loosely based on real life events of Marianna de Leyva, better known as " The Nun of Monza", whose story was made famous by the Alessandro Manzoni's novel The Betrothed. [1] [2]
Plot
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Cast
- Giovanna Mezzogiorno as Virginia Maria de Leyva
- Stefano Dionisi as Paolo Osio
- Lluís Homar as Father Castells
- Xabier Elorriaga as Cardinal Borromeo
- Delia Boccardo as Virginia's Mother
- Toni Bertorelli as Don Martino
- Quim Gutiérrez as Carles
- Cristiana Capotondi as Marianna Aliprandi
- Renato Scarpa as Monsignor Ripamonti
- Pia Lanciotti as Mare Abadessa
- Bea Segura as Clara
- Biancamaria D'Amato as Sister Benedetta
- Nicoletta Bertorelli as Sister Candida
- Giacinto Ferro as Joaquim Nunes
- Marco Foschi as Duke Grimani
- Laura Pasetti as Sister Francesca
- Serena Rossi as Angelica
References
- ^ Alessandra Vitali (October 8, 2004). "Virginia, la monaca di Monza Una fiction da grande schermo". La Repubblica. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ Rosella Redaelli (October 13, 2004). ""Bella fiction, ma qui la Monaca di Monza è ancora tabù"". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
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