Ferdinando and Carolina
On his death bed in the 1820s, King Ferdinando I of Naples tries to escape the ghosts of his bloody kingship by remembering his younger days, when he was allowed to go hunting and have fun, and inventing love games. Then he was obliged to marry Mary Caroline of Austria, daughter of Empress Mary Theresa, in a political marriage: unexpectedly, they became happy lovers, until court power games divided them, and a different historical season arrived.
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Ferdinando and Carolina
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Apr 2, 1999
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
Romance, Drama, Comedy, History
User Score
60%
Original Title
Ferdinando e Carolina
Production Companies
Immagine e Cinema
Director
Lina Wertmüller
Description
On his death bed in the 1820s, King Ferdinando I of Naples tries to escape the ghosts of his bloody kingship by remembering his younger days, when he was allowed to go hunting and have fun, and inventing love games. Then he was obliged to marry Mary Caroline of Austria, daughter of Empress Mary Theresa, in a political marriage: unexpectedly, they became happy lovers, until court power games divided them, and a different historical season arrived.