Devils of Monza

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Devils of Monza
Devils of Monza.jpg
Directed byLuciano Odorisio
Written byGino Capone
Carlo Lizzani
Luciano Odorisio
Piero Chiara
Produced byGiovanni Di Clemente
CinematographyRomano Albani
Music byPino Donaggio
Release date
  • 1987 (1987)
LanguageItalian

Devils of Monza (Italian: La monaca di Monza, also known as Sacrilege) is a 1987 Italian historical erotic-drama film directed by Luciano Odorisio. It 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.[1][2]

Cast[]

  • Myriem Roussel as Sister Virginia Maria de Leyva
  • Alessandro Gassman as Giampaolo Osio
  • Renato De Carmine as Cardinal Federico Borromeo
  • Augusto Zucchi as Father Paolo
  • Cyrus Elias as Giuseppe Molteno
  • Flaminia Lizzani as Sister Benedetta
  • Almerica Schiavo as Sister Ottavia

References[]

  1. ^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
  2. ^ Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 2000. ISBN 887742429X.

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