Set in the seventeenth century, an Italian nobleman weds an impoverished countess, who is wooed by the King of Piedmont and faces pressure from his entire court to succumb to his wishes.
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| Timothy Dalton | ... | King Vittorio Amadeo | |
| Valeria Golino | ... | Jeanne de Luynes | |
| Stéphane Freiss | ... | Count di Verua | |
| Robin Renucci | ... | Charles de Luynes | |
| Margaret Tyzack | ... | Dowager Countess | |
| Feodor Chaliapin Jr. | ... | Scaglia (as Feodor Chaliapin) | |
| Eleanor David | ... | Queen | |
| Paul Crauchet | ... | Duke de Luynes | |
| Arnoldo Foà | ... | 1st Priest | |
| Lea Padovani | ... | Countess Cumiana | |
| Anna Bonaiuto | ... | Countess Longhi | |
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Caterina Vertova | ... | Countess Bassani |
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Federico Pacifici | ... | 1st Courtier |
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Amy Werba | ... | Heloïse |
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Francesca Reggiani | ... | Marie Christine |
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The King of Piedmont is introduced to Jeanne, the beautiful young wife of one of his courtiers, with whom he falls madly in love the moment he sets eyes on her. Jeanne, very much in love with her own husband and wishing to be faithful to him, is disturbed by the king's advances and resists him. The king is obsessed with his desire for her and neglects his duties and his kingdom, until the entire court, including his wife and even Jeanne's own husband and his family, put pressure on Jeanne to give in to the king's wishes and become his mistress in order to save the king and the country. When her husband tells her it is her duty to serve the king and give in to his wishes, she goes to the king, but makes it very clear that she despises him and doesn't return his love for her. The king's passion for Jeanne never subsides and eventually goes so far that he loses a war when he returns home to nurse her through a near fatal illness instead of remaining with his troops and leading them in ...
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Jeanne de Luynes: You're insulting me because you're frightened.
La Comtesse douairière: Yes, I am frightened. The entire court is. All because of you. His majesty has locked himself up in Rivoli. He assembled the court this morning and made it known that he will not return unless you'll join him. Who do you think you are?
Jeanne de Luynes: I love your son. I know he'll protect me. I'll send a courier to Madrid and he will...
La Comtesse douairière: He will not. I will not have you ruin my son's ...
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Written by Gregorio Allegri (as Allegri)
Performed by The Tallis Scholars
Directed by Peter Phillips
Soprano soloist: Alison Stamp
Courtesy of Gimell Records Ltd, Oxford, England
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La Comtesse douairière: To think that your bankrupt father hawked you to us like a peasant with no dowry.Jeanne de Luynes: You're insulting me because you're frightened.
La Comtesse douairière: Yes, I am frightened. The entire court is. All because of you. His majesty has locked himself up in Rivoli. He assembled the court this morning and made it known that he will not return unless you'll join him. Who do you think you are?
Jeanne de Luynes: I love your son. I know he'll protect me. I'll send a courier to Madrid and he will...
La Comtesse douairière: He will not. I will not have you ruin my son's ...
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MiserereWritten by Gregorio Allegri (as Allegri)
Performed by The Tallis Scholars
Directed by Peter Phillips
Soprano soloist: Alison Stamp
Courtesy of Gimell Records Ltd, Oxford, England
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Timothy Dalton does it again! As I become a bigger fan of his I am amazed at the depth and emotion he lends to his characters. This movie has some plot weaknesses which I cannot decide if would be corrected by less or more film. Bravo to Timothy Dalton. His range of emotion is fantastic. Even when not speaking he conveys so much as when Jeanne finally comes to him. Dalton also continues to show off his sword prowess with a very complex scene near the end. Worth seeing!