Ferdinando and Carolina
1999 · 1h 42m · Not Rated
Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Directed by
Lina Wertmüller
Overview
1820s Naples: On his death bed, King Ferdinando I tries to escape the ghosts of his bloody kingship by recounting his youth, when he was allowed a life of frivolity. However, then he was obliged to marry Mary Caroline of Austria, daughter of Empress Mary Theresa, in a political convention: unexpectedly, they became happy lovers, until court power games divide them, and a life-changing historical season arrived.
Director and cast
- Lina Wertmüller Director
- Sergio Assisi as Ferdinando I
- Gabriella Pession as Maria Carolina
- Nicole Grimaudo as Principessa di Medina
- Adriano Pantaleo as Ferdinando I Borbone (bambino)
- Lola Pagnani as Sara Goudar
- Carlo Caprioli as Emperor Giuseppe d'Asburgo
- Moira Grassi as Countess S. Marco
- Vanessa Sabet as Maria Giuseppa
- Matt Patresi as Angelo Goudar
- Yari Gugliucci as Gennarino Rivelli
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