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The Lady Of Monza
''The Lady of Monza'' ( it, La monaca di Monza, also known as ''The Awful Story of the Nun of Monza'' and ''The Nun of Monza'') is a 1969 Italian historical drama film directed by Eriprando Visconti. It is loosely based on the real life events of Marianna de Leyva, better known as "The Nun of Monza", whose story was made famous by Alessandro Manzoni's novel '' The Betrothed''. Cast *Anne Heywood: Virginia de Leyva *Hardy Krüger: Father Paolo Arrigone * Antonio Sabàto: Giampaolo *Tino Carraro: Monsignor Barca *Luigi Pistilli: Count de Fuentes *Carla Gravina: Caterina da Meda *Margarita Lozano: Sister Benedetta Homati *Caterina Boratto: Sister Francesca Imbersaga *Giovanna Galletti: Sister Angela Sacchi * Anna Maria Alegiani: Sister Ottavia Ricci *Laura Belli: Sister Candida Colomba *Renzo Giovampietro: Vicar Saraceno *Pier Paolo Capponi Pier Paolo Capponi (9 June 1938 – 15 February 2018) was an Italian actor and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Subiaco, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eriprando Visconti
Eriprando Visconti di Modrone, Count of Vico Modrone (September 24, 1932 – May 26, 1995) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was the nephew of the more famous Luchino Visconti. Born in Milan into a noble family, in the early 1950s Visconti moved to Rome, against the wishes of his family, to pursue his dream to enter the cinema industry. After a few experiences as an actor and an assistant film editor under Mario Serandrei, in 1955 he wrote the early script and collaborated to the screenplay of Francesco Maselli's '' The Abandoned'' and in the second half of the 1950s he started working as assistant director, notably collaborating with Michelangelo Antonioni and his uncle Luchino Visconti. In 1959 he collaborated with Luigi Malerba to the libretto of the Franco Mannino's opera ''Hatikwa'', and in the same period he started working in theatre as an assistant director. Visconti made his feature film debut in 1962, with '' A Milanese Story''. During h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
