Set in the 17th-century, an Italian nobleman weds an impoverished countess, who is wooed by the King of Piedmont and faces pressure from his entire court to succumb to his wishes.

• Cinema & Cinem
• AFC
• Timothy Dalton
• Valeria Golino
• Stéphane Freiss
• Robin Renucci
• Margaret Tyzack
• Eleanor David
• Paul Crauchet
• Leonardo Ruta