Virginia, la monaca di Monza (i.e. "Virginia, the nun of Monza") is a 2004 Italian-Spanish television movie directed by 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.

Plot

Cast

Giovanna Mezzogiorno as Virginia Maria de Leyva

Stefano Dionisi as Paolo Osio

Lluís Homar as Father Castells

Xabier Elorriaga as Cardinal Borromeo

Delia Boccardo as Virginia's Mother

Toni Bertorelli as Don Martino

Quim Gutiérrez as Carles

Cristiana Capotondi as Marianna Aliprandi

Renato Scarpa as Monsignor Ripamonti

Pia Lanciotti as Mare Abadessa

Bea Segura as Clara

Biancamaria D'Amato as Sister Benedetta

Nicoletta Bertorelli as Sister Candida

Giacinto Ferro as Joaquim Nunes

Marco Foschi as Duke Grimani

Laura Pasetti as Sister Francesca

Serena Rossi as Angelica

References

External links

2004 television films

2004 films

Italian drama television films

2004 biographical drama films

Films set in Italy

Italian biographical drama films

Films about religion

Cultural depictions of Italian women

Virginia, la monaca di Monza