Anne Heywood
Virginia de Leyva
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The Lady of Monza: Directed by Eriprando Visconti. With Anne Heywood, Antonio Sabato, Hardy Krüger, Carla Gravina. A film loosely based on real life events of Marianna De Leyva, better known as "The Nun of Monza," a 17th century nun accused of and tried by the church for breaking celibacy and plotting murder.
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- Biography, Drama
- Eriprando Visconti
- 1970-05
The Lady of Monza (Italian: La monaca di Monza, also known as The Awful Story of the Nun of Monza and The Nun of Monza) is a 1969 Italian historical drama film directed by Eriprando Visconti.
Sister Virginia Maria (born Marianna de Leyva y Marino; December 4, 1575 – January 17, 1650) was an Italian nun. She gave birth to two children fathered by a local aristocrat, and had connived in the murder of another nun to cover up the affair. This took place in Monza, in northern Italy, at the beginning of the 17th century.
Anne Heywood as "The Nun of Monza" between Antonio Sabato and Hardy Krüger When this Italian film, also known as "La monaca di Monza" and "The Lady Of Monza", was released in West German cinemas on January 16, 1970, it quickly became an enormous success. More than 3 million cinema tickets were sold, placing it at number 5 in the annual charts.
A film loosely based on real life events of Marianna De Leyva, better known as "The Nun of Monza," a 17th century nun accused of and tried by the church for breaking celibacy and plotting murder.
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Overview. A true story taken from the archives of the archdiocese of Milan. Based on the life of Marianna De Leyva, better known as "The Nun of Monza," a 17th century nun accused of and tried by the church for breaking celibacy and plotting murder. Eriprando Visconti. Director, Writer. Mario Mazzucchelli. Novel. Giampiero Bona. Writer.
Synopsis by Sandra Brennan. In this nasty drama, a 17th-century Italian nun's long repressed sexual passion is awakened when a handsome nobleman rapes her. Confused by her unholy emotions, the nun sees that the aristocrat is arrested. Unfortunately, the louse impregnated her and shortly after bearing his child, she helps him escape from prison.
