Credited cast: | |||
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Renée Faure | ... | Clelia Conti (as Renee Faure de la Comédie Française) |
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Lucien Coëdel | ... | Rassi, le chef de la police (as Lucien Coedel) |
Louis Salou | ... | Le prince Ernest IV | |
María Casares | ... | La duchesse Gina de San Severina (as Maria Casares) | |
Gérard Philipe | ... | Le marquis Fabrice del Dongo (as Gerard Philipe) | |
Tullio Carminati | ... | Le comte Mosca, le premier ministre | |
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Aldo Silvani | ... | Le général Conti, gouverneur de la prison de Parme |
Maria Michi | ... | Marietta | |
Claudio Gora | ... | Le marquis Crescenzi | |
Louis Seigner | ... | Grillo - le gardien de la Tour Farnese (as Louis Seigner Sociétaire de la Comédie Française) | |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Mario Gallina | ... | L'aubergiste |
Albert Rémy |
Fabrice del Dongo, a young archbishop, gives his all to romance rather than to the Church, creating complications for everyone around. The Countess of San Severina, is but one of the women who love him a la folie, spurring jealous retribution in high places from those who in turn want her. From his prison window, Fabrice falls in love with the jailer's daughter who takes a vow to the Virgin Mary to never see him again if his escape succeeds. Written by <cantor@creative.net>
Beautiful story developed patiently but rewarding, that takes you on a trip to the Renaissance Parma. The sets are stunning. The actors performance are amazingly balanced, avoiding over-dramatization.
What a beautiful and unpredictable ending yet fully justified. And the most haunting scene of the film at the end, inside the Italian church under the divine melodies of ave maria, the two lovers only looking at each other manage to express the deepest and most intense love .... An epic to not be missed.