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La fornarina
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La fornarina

1944-10-01 · 96 min · ★ 8.0

Romance · History

During Italian renaissance, young painter Raffaello Sanzio falls in love with Margherita, a maiden of the people, becomes her lover and lives with her. But this relationship arouses the jealousy of a beautiful aristocrat who secretly orders the kidnapping of the girl. Raffaello falls into a state of prostration and does everything he can to find Margherita...

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Directors
Enrico Guazzoni
Production companies
Mario e Vittorio Cecchi Gori - C.E.I.A.D.
Countries
Italy
Status
Released

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Lída BaarováLída BaarováMargherita (aka "la fornarina")
Walter LazzaroRafaello Sanzio
Anneliese UhligAnneliese UhligLeonora d'Este
LoredanaLoredanaMaria Dovizi da Bibbiena
Luigi PaveseLuigi PaveseSebastiano Del Piombo
Amilcare PettinelliAgostino Chigi
Ugo SassoUgo SassoMarzio Taddei
Giorgio ConstantiniGiulio Romano
Vinicio SofiaVinicio SofiaBaviera
Cesare FantoniCesare FantoniCardinal Bibbiena
Pio CampaPope Giulio II
Amira Pirani MaggiMamma Rosa
Ernesto ZanonBramante

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