| 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 (2011-10-12) – 23 November 2011 (2011-11-23) |
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. The series was first premiered at the 2011 Rome Fiction Fest at the Parco della Musica.
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.
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.
Cast
- 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
- (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)