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The Lady of Monza (1969) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1969 · 105 mins · Italian
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- Directed by
- Eriprando Visconti
- Starring
- Caterina Boratto, Luigi Pistilli, Margarita Lozano, Pier Paolo Capponi, Hardy Krüger, Anne Heywood
Drawn from Milan archdiocese archives, the film dramatizes the 17th‑century life of Marianna De Leyva, the Nun of Monza. A devout woman torn between her love for God and forbidden desire, she is arrested and tried by the church for breaking celibacy and conspiring in murder, exposing the clash of faith and transgression.
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