Virginia, la monaca di Monza

2005 television film

Virginia, la monaca di Monza

Screenplay by	Nicola Lusuardi Francesco Scardamaglia
Directed by	Alberto Sironi [it]
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 (2004)

Virginia, la monaca di Monza (i.e. "Virginia, the nun of Monza") is a 2004 Italian-Spanish television movie directed by Alberto Sironi [it] 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

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.

External links

Virginia, la monaca di Monza at IMDb

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