Love and Vendetta (Italian: Un amore e una vendetta) is an Italian television miniseries. The eight episode series aired on the Canale 5 network from 12 October through 23 November 2011, and featured Anna Valle, Alessandro Preziosi, and Lorenzo Flaherty.[1] The series was first premiered at the 2011 Rome Fiction Fest at the Parco della Musica.[2][3]
| Love and Vendetta | |
|---|---|
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| Italian | Un amore e una vendetta |
| Directed by | Raffaele Mertes |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Savio Riccardi |
| Country of origin | Italy |
| Original language | Italian |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Cinematography | Mirko Fioravanti |
| Running time | 120 min |
| Original release | |
| Network | Canale 5 |
| Release | 12 October – 23 November 2011 |
The television premiere on Canale 5 was watched by 4.4 million viewers for a 17.72% share, winning its time slot, and continuing to perform well throughout its run.[4][5]
Based on the popular 2006 Argentine telenovela Montecristo (which was optioned to a number of countries, including Italy), the storyline is loosely based on The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas.[6]
Cast
edit- Anna Valle as Laura Castellani
- Alessandro Preziosi as Lorenzo Bermann/Andrea Damonte
- Lorenzo Flaherty as Marco Damiani
- Giovanni Guidelli as Paolo Bianchi
- Paolo Seganti as Luca Calligaris
- Federico Costantini as Massimiliano Bianchi
- Elisabetta Pellini as Olga Bernardi
- Ray Lovelock as Alberto Castellani
- Simona Borioni as Gabriella Bianchi
- Mohamed Zouaoui as Hassan
- Desirèe Noferini as Kadisha
- Fiorenza Marchegiani as Betta
- Giulia Elettra Gorietti as Monica
- Benedetta Massola as Stefania
- Miloud Mourad Benamara as Arab man
References
edit- ^ (11 October 2011). Alessandro Preziosi e Anna Valle nella fiction “Un amore e una vendetta”, Lei Chic (in Italian)
- ^ 2011 Rome Fiction Fest Day 2, Gettyimages.com, Retrieved 6 May 2014 (photo of Valle attending premiere with caption in English)
- ^ (12 October 2011). ‘Un amore e una vendetta’: Anna Valle e Alessandro Preziosi tornano a Mediaset, Yahoo Italy (from Funweek.it) (in Italian)
- ^ (13 October 2011). ASCOLTI TV DI MERCOLEDI 12 OTTOBRE 2011: UN AMORE E UNA VENDETTA PARTE CON 4.4MLN (17.72%), CHI L’HA VISTO E LE IENE AL 15%. MASTERCHEF ALL’1.1%, Daviddemaggio.it (in Italian) (ratings information)
- ^ (24 November 2011). ASCOLTI TV DI MERCOLEDI 23 NOVEMBRE 2011: VINCE MILAN-BARCELLONA (6,5MLN – 21.86%), REGGE BENE L’ULTIMA DI UN AMORE E UNA VENDETTA (5,1MLN – 18.48%), davidemaggio.it (in Italian)
- ^ (26 October 2011). UN AMORE E UNA VENDETTA/ Lorenzo Flaherty: vi svelo alcuni segreti di Marco Damiani, nuovo e misterioso Conte di Montecristo… (esclusiva), ilsussidiario.net (in Italian)