Giovanna Ralli
Virginia de Leyva
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Jun 16, 1987 · The Devils of Monza: Directed by Luciano Odorisio. With Myriem Roussel, Alessandro Gassmann, Renato De Carmine, Alina De Simone. The young noble Don Monza is caught and thrown out by the nun Virginia de Leva when she catches him flirting with one of her nun sisters across the stone wall between their gardens.
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- Drama, History
- Luciano Odorisio
- 1987-06-16
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 Nun of Monza' in film. The life of Sister Virginia Maria has been popularized in many films, most of which are examples of the nunsploitation subgenre. La monaca di Monza, a 1962 Italian historical drama directed by Carmine Gallone, starring Giovanna Ralli.
- Alma Francesca Margherita
- The Nun of Monza, Virginia Maria
- Nun
Devils of Monza (Italian: La monaca di Monza, also known as Sacrilege) is a 1987 Italian historical erotic-drama film directed by Luciano Odorisio. It is based on real-life events related to Marianna de Leyva, better known as Sister Virginia Maria, " The Nun of Monza ", whose story was made famous by Alessandro Manzoni 's novel The Betrothed .
La monaca di Monza: Directed by Carmine Gallone. With Giovanna Ralli, Gabriele Ferzetti, Mario Feliciani, Lilla Brignone. Virginia de Leyva, daughter of a Spanish Lord, becomes a nun in Monza, in 1600s.
- (30)
- Drama
- Carmine Gallone
- 1962-05-10
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Overview. Sister Virginia de Leyva becomes the new Mother Superior at the convent of Monza. Said convent turns out to be a veritable hotbed of sinful carnality and depravity. Debauched priest Don Arrigone and lecherous womanizer Giampaolo Osio plot to seduce sister Virginia.
The young noble Don Monza is caught and thrown out by the nun Virginia de Leva when she catches him flirting with one of her nun sisters across the stone wall between their gardens. He hears the rumor that she'd have an affair with her trustee - so he kills him in a set-up duel and aims to take his place.
