Virginia, la monaca di Monza (2005)
- Directed by
- Alberto Sironi
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film
- Country
- Italy
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This film tells the story of a young noblewoman forced into a convent in 17th century Italy. It follows her difficult life as a nun entangled in scandal and forbidden love.
dramaticintimateemotionalhistoricalrestrainedbrooding
What happens
Virginia, la monaca di Monza (i.e. "Virginia, the nun of Monza") is a 2004 Italian-Spanish television movie directed by Alberto Sironi 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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