''Vivaldi, the Red Priest'' (Italian: ''Vivaldi, il prete rosso'') is an Italian television film, created and directed by Liana Marabini in 2009, about the life of composer

Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist and impresario of Baroque music. Regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers, Vivaldi's influence during his lifetime was widespread a ...

, who was also a Catholic priest. It shows his relationship with the world, the Church, his spiritual battles and his love for a woman. This co-production between the UK and Italy has two episodes of 90 minutes, and intends to show the spiritual dimension of Vivaldi which is, according to the director, often ignored.

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* Italian biographical films 2009 films 2009 television films Antonio Vivaldi Films about classical music and musicians Films about composers 2000s Italian films {{2000s-Italy-film-stub