I Vicerè

I Vicerè

2007 · 117 min · IT · 5.9 (28 votes)
Dir. Roberto Faenza · Starring Alessandro Preziosi, Lando Buzzanca, Cristiana Capotondi, Guido Caprino, Assumpta Serna, Sebastiano Lo Monaco · Music Paolo Buonvino

From a novel that has been censored for over 100 years

DramaHistoryRomance

In late 19th-century Sicily, the noble Uzeda family—whose lineage dates back to the ancient viceroys that ruled those lands—fights to preserve its waning power in the face of the newly unified Italian regime.

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A lavish, melancholic gaze into the gilded cage of a declining noble family. It’s a slow, deliberate descent into the twilight of an era, steeped in opulent visuals and the weight of fading power.

opulentmelancholicdramaticintrospectiveslow-burnhistorical epicperiod dramaarthousedecaypowertraditionchange
based on novel or booksicilyitalyrevisionist historypower strugglepalace intriguenoble family1860srisorgimentoitalian unificationhistorical epic
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