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The Lady of Monza
Film / 1969

The Lady of Monza

Directed by Eriprando Visconti
Drama

★ 4.9/10Audience rating

A true story taken from the archives of the archdiocese of Milan. Based on the life of Marianna De Leyva, better known as "The Nun of Monza," a 17th century nun accused of and tried by the church for breaking celibacy and plotting murder.

The story

A true story taken from the archives of the archdiocese of Milan. Based on the life of Marianna De Leyva, better known as "The Nun of Monza," a 17th century nun accused of and tried by the church for breaking celibacy and plotting murder.

Cast

Anne HeywoodVirginia de Leyva Hardy KrügerPater Paolo Arrigone Antonio SabàtoGiampaolo Ossio Luigi PistilliGraf de Fuentes Carla GravinaCaterina da Meda Anna Maria AlegianiSister Ottavia Ricci Margarita LozanoSister Benedetta Homati Giovanna GallettiSister Angela Sacchi Caterina BorattoSister Francesca Imbersaga Pier Paolo CapponiCount Taverna Renzo GiovampietroVicar Saraceno Laura BelliSister Candida Colomba
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Maria MichiSister Bianca Homati Rita CalderoniIsabella Michel BardinetGiovanni degli Hortensi Francesco CarneluttiCantastorie Tino CarraroMonsignore Barca Giulio DonniniMolteno Angelica Ippolito(uncredited) Calogero Azzaretto(uncredited) Maria Tedeschi(uncredited)

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