Ferdinando and Carolina
1999
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Synopsis
On his death bed in the 1820s, King Ferdinando I of Naples tries to escape the ghosts of his bloody kingship by remembering his younger days, when he was allowed to go hunting and have fun, and inventing love games. Then he was obliged to marry Mary Caroline of Austria, daughter of Empress Mary Theresa, in a political marriage: unexpectedly, they became happy lovers, until court power games divided them, and a different historical season arrived.
Facts
Setting
Naples
Filming location
Syracuse
Original language
Italian
Stills
Festival History
- Moscow International Film Festival 2021 generic
- Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists 2000 generic
- David di Donatello Awards 1999 generic
- Mar del Plata International Film Festival 1999 generic
