La carbonara

The story

Cecilia is a commoner who runs an inn, where the specialty is the "spaghetti alla carbonara". Moreover, the woman is tied to the movement of young patriots, named "Carbonari", who want a united Italy, and are struggling against the power of the pope. Cecilia believes she lost her husband in a fatal accident, and has made a new lover: Fabrizio, who is also a patriot. One day the guy's saved by a monk, when he is about to be imprisoned by the soldiers of Cardinal Rivarola. The monk is the husband of Cecilia, not dead in the accident, and now he helps her to fight against the power of Rome with the Carbonari.

Cast & crew

Lucrezia Lante della RovereCecilia

Valerio MastandreaFabrizio

Fabrizio GifuniZaccaria

Nino ManfrediCardinale

Claudio AmendolaLupone

Alberto Alemanno

Alberto AlemannoCapitano

Giuseppe Milazzo AndreaniCavaliere

Claudio Bernabei

Claudio BernabeiCast

Fernando CerulliPrincipe di Collepardo

Pierfrancesco FavinoSergente

Pasquale Filastò

Pasquale FilastòMusicista

Andrea GarineiPittore straniero