Ferdinando and Carolina

Ferdinando and Carolina

1999 · 102 min · ★ 6.4 · Romance, Drama, Comedy, History

1820s Naples: On his death bed, King Ferdinando I tries to escape the ghosts of his bloody kingship by recounting his youth, when he was allowed a life of frivolity. However, then he was obliged to marry Mary Caroline of Austria, daughter of Empress Mary Theresa, in a political convention: unexpectedly, they became happy lovers, until court power games divide them, and a life-changing historical season arrived.

Directed by Lina Wertmüller · Written by Raffaele La Capria

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