''Luisa Sanfelice'' is a 2004 Italian

historical film A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swa ...

directed by

Paolo and Vittorio Taviani Paolo Taviani (; born 8 November 1931) and Vittorio Taviani (; 20 September 1929 – 15 April 2018), collectively referred to as the Taviani brothers, were Italian film directors and screenwriters who collaborated on film productions. At the C ...

. It stars

Laetitia Casta Laetitia Marie Laure Casta (; born 11 May 1978)FMD profile
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and was co-produced between Italy and France. It is an adaptation of a book by

Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas (, ; ; born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (), 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père (where '' '' is French for 'father', to distinguish him from his son Alexandre Dumas fils), was a French writer ...

Plot

The film is about the life of Luisa Sanfelice, a young member of the Neapolitan nobility who is in love with a republican, Salvato Palmieri. In the wake of the

French Revolution The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. Many of its ideas are considere ...

a Napoleonic army led by general

Jean-Étienne Championnet Jean-Étienne Vachier Championnet (), also known as Championnet (13 April 1762, Alixan, Drôme – 9 January 1800), led a Republican French division in many important battles during the French Revolutionary Wars. He became commander-in-chief ...

enters in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

Horatio Nelson Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte (29 September 1758 – 21 October 1805) was a British flag officer in the Royal Navy. His inspirational leadership, grasp of strategy, and unconventional tactics brought abo ...

receives the duty to organise the exile of King Ferdinand to

Palermo Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan ...

. After the court has fled the

Parthenopean Republic The Parthenopean Republic ( it, Repubblica Partenopea, french: République Parthénopéenne) or Neapolitan Republic (''Repubblica Napoletana'') was a short-lived, semi-autonomous republic located within the Kingdom of Naples and supported by the ...

is proclaimed in January 1799. Also Luisa's husband, Cavaliere Luciano Sanfelice, has gone, but she stays. Luisa becomes the symbol of the hatred nobility though she supports the revolution. In June of the same year Naples is taken by the royalist troops conducted by cardinal

Fabrizio Ruffo Fabrizio Dionigi Ruffo (16 September 1744 – 13 December 1827) was an Italian cardinal and politician, who led the popular anti-republican ''Sanfedismo'' movement (whose members were known as the ''Sanfedisti''). Biography Ruffo was born at ...

. Ferdinand returns to the town: with his well-known brutality he orders several massacres and the elimination of all opponents. 50000 Neapoletans are left dead. Disregarding the

outrage Outrage may refer to: * Outrage (emotion), an emotion * Tort of outrage, in law, an alternative term for ''intentional infliction of emotional distress'' Books * ''Outrage'', a novel by Henry Denker 1982 * ''Outrage'', a play by Itamar Moses 2 ...

of the population Ferdinand puts Luisa to death on 11 September 1800.

Cast

Laetitia Casta Laetitia Marie Laure Casta (; born 11 May 1978)FMD profile
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Luisa Sanfelice Luisa or Luigia Sanfelice (1764–1800) was an Italian aristocrat who was executed by Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies because of her involvement with the French-backed Parthenopean Republic during the French Revolutionary Wars, although Sanfelice ...

Adriano Giannini Adriano Giannini (born 10 May 1971) is an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Giannini was born in Rome to actors Giancarlo Giannini and Livia Giampalmo. He began his career when he was eighteen years old. His most notable role was alongs ...

as Salvato Palmieri *

Cecilia Roth Cecilia Edith Rotenberg Gutkin better known as Cecilia Roth (; born August 8, 1956) is an Argentine actress. She is the winner of two Goya Awards and a European Film Award. She is known for being an " Almodóvar girl" and the "muse" of Fito P ...

as Maria Carolina * Marie Baumer as

Lady Emma Hamilton Dame Emma Hamilton (born Amy Lyon; 26 April 176515 January 1815), generally known as Lady Hamilton, was an English maid, model, dancer and actress. She began her career in London's demi-monde, becoming the mistress of a series of wealthy men ...

Emilio Solfrizzi Emilio Solfrizzi (born 5 April 1962) is an Italian actor and comedian. Life and career Born in Bari, in 1985 Solfrizzi graduated in performing arts at the Bologna University.Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Mar ...

King Ferdinand I Ferdinand I ( es, Fernando I; 10 March 1503 – 25 July 1564) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1556, King of Bohemia, Hungary, and Croatia from 1526, and Archduke of Austria from 1521 until his death in 1564.Milan Kruhek: Cetin, grad izbornog sabo ...

Lello Arena Raffaele "Lello" Arena (born 1 November 1953) is an Italian actor and comics writer. He was also an occasional film director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Naples as Raffaele Arena, he was the son of two workers in a tobacco fact ...

as Pasquale De Simone *

Linda Batista Linda Batista, born Florinda Grandino de Oliveira (June 14, 1919 – April 17, 1988) was a Brazilian popular musician. Biography Linda was born in São Paulo, the sister of Dircinha Batista, and studied violão (guitar) from age 12 under Pa ...

Eleonora de Fonseca Pimentel Eleonora Anna Maria Felice de Fonseca Pimentel (born ''Leonor da Fonseca Pimentel Chaves''; 13 January 1752 – 20 August 1799) was an Italian poet and revolutionary connected with the Neapolitan revolution and subsequent short-lived Neapo ...

Mariano Rigillo Mariano Rigillo (born 12 September 1939) is an Italian actor. Biography In the 1960s, Rigillo attended the Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts and began his career on stage playing roles in plays by William Shakespeare, Carlo Gol ...

as Cavaliere Luciano Sanfelice *

Carmelo Gómez Carmelo Gómez Celada (born 2 January 1962) is a Spanish actor. He is the recipient of two Goya Awards, for best supporting actor in '' The Method'' and best leading actor in '' Running Out of Time''. A very popular actor in 1990s Spanish cinem ...

as Cardinal

Jean-Yves Berteloot Jean-Yves Berteloot (born 27 August 1958) is a French actor. Theater Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Berteloot, Jean-Yves 1958 births Living people People from Saint-Omer French male film actors French ma ...

Margarita Lozano Margarita de las Flores Lozano Jiménez (14 February 1931 – 7 February 2022) was a Spanish actress known for her career in Italian films. She worked for Luis Buñuel in ''Viridiana'', Sergio Leone in ''A Fistful of Dollars'', Pier Paolo Paso ...

as Marga *

Johannes Silberschneider Johannes Silberschneider (born 13 December 1958 in Styria, Austria), is an Austrian actor. He studied acting at the Max Reinhardt Seminar. He has appeared in many films and TV films and serials. His motion picture appearances include in ''T ...

* Yari Gugliucci as Michele *

Teresa Saponangelo Teresa Saponangelo (born 22 October 1973) is an Italian film, television and stage actress. Life and career Born in Taranto, Saponangelo is the daughter of a workman and a housewife. Her father died when she was two years old, and in 1976 she ...

as Assunta *

José Ángel Egido José Ángel Egido Pérez (born 1951) is a Spanish actor. He won the 2003 Goya Award for Best New Actor for his performance as Lino in ''Mondays in the Sun ''Mondays in the Sun'' ( es, Los lunes al sol, links=no) is a 2002 drama film direct ...

as Dottore Cirillo

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* 2004 films 2004 television films Italian television films French television films 2000s Italian-language films 2000s historical drama films Films based on works by Alexandre Dumas Films directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani French historical drama films Italian historical drama films Films set in Naples Films set in 1799 Films set in 1800 Cultural depictions of Emma, Lady Hamilton Cultural depictions of Horatio Nelson 2004 drama films Films scored by Nicola Piovani Cultural depictions of Italian women Television shows based on works by Alexandre Dumas 2000s Italian films 2000s French films {{historic-film-stub

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