Series · 2006
The Countess of Castiglione
The series
Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione, is an unscrupulous and beautiful woman, in love with Andrea Pieri, a patriot ready to do anything to free Italy from the foreign oppressor. Wounded during a chase, Pieri takes refuge in the castle of Virginia, which, with the approval of her husband, Count Francesco Verasis of Castiglione, takes care of him. Meanwhile, Nigra, in charge of the affairs of the Kingdom of Piedmont in Paris, discovers the relations of the countess with the subversives and sees in her the perfect tool to bring Napoleon closer to the Italian cause.
Episodes
Season 1 · 2 episodes · 2006
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Episode 13 Dec 20061h 30m
Episode 1
Milan, 1855. The beautiful Virginia, Countess of Castiglione, helps a young revolutionary painter, Andrea Pieri, to escape the Austrians. Passion breaks out between the two. Pieri portrays the woman in a sketch that arrives in the hands of…
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Episode 24 Dec 20061h 30m
Episode 2
Virginia falls in love with Napoleon III. Empress Eugenia, who had hints of their love story, is shown a jealousy that could compromise her plans.
Cast
Francesca Dellera
Virginia Oldoini Verasis / Contessa di Castiglione
Jeanne Moreau
Principessa Sisi Altieri
Sergio Rubini
Costantino Nigra
Christopher Thompson
Andrea Pieri
Andrea Tidona
Prefetto Donadieu
Frédéric van den Driessche
Imperatore Napoleone III
Goya Toledo
Imperatrice Eugenia
Marco Messeri
Camillo Benso / Conte di Cavour
Toni Garrani
Rothschild
Sergio Assisi
Francesco Verasis / Conte di Castiglione
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