''The King's Whore'' (, ) is a 1990

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directed by Axel Corti, starring

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and Valeria Golino. It was entered into the 1990 Cannes Film Festival.

Plot

Set in the 17th century, an Italian nobleman weds an impoverished countess, who is wooed by the Duke of Piedmont and faces pressure from his entire court to succumb to his wishes.

Cast

as Vittorio Amedeo II * Valeria Golino as Jeanne de Luynes * Stéphane Freiss as Le Comte di Verrua *

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as Charles de Luynes * Margaret Tyzack as La Comtesse douairière * Eleanor David as La Reine * Paul Crauchet as Le Duc de Luynes * Amy Werba as Heloïse * Franco Valobra as Le Duc d'Aoste * Francesca Reggiani as Marie Christine * Leonardo Ruta as Le Prince Vittorio *

Luigi Bonos Luigi Bonos (1910–2000) was an Italian comedian and stage, television and film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1945 and 1992. Born in Berlin, Germany, the son of two Hungarian circus artists, along with his brothers Vitto ...

as 2nd Priest (as Gigi Bonos) * Elisabeth Kaza as Countess Trevie (as Elizabeth Kaza) * Lea Padovani as Countess Cumiana *

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as Countess Longhi

Release

Originally picked up by

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for U.S. distribution, the film was never given the benefit of a U.S. theatrical release. The film was shown at various film festivals and in theaters overseas. The film was finally released on videocassette in 1993 by Vidmark Entertainment in the United States and in Canada by C/FP Video. In 2002, the film was released on a budget DVD by Platinum Disc.

References

External links

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