Series synopsis
The Countess of Castiglione, also known as La Contessa di Castiglione is an Italian drama war & politics television series that premiered on Rai 1 on December 3, 2006. It ended on December 4, 2006. It was created by Josée Dayan. It stars Francesca Dellera, Jeanne Moreau, Sergio Rubini and Christopher Thompson.
Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione, is an unscrupulous and beautiful woman, in love with Andrea Pieri, a patriot ready to do anything to free Italy from the foreign oppressor. Wounded during a chase, Pieri takes refuge in the castle of Virginia, which, with the approval of her husband, Count Francesco Verasis of Castiglione, takes care of him. Meanwhile, Nigra, in charge of the affairs of the Kingdom of Piedmont in Paris, discovers the relations of the countess with the subversives and se ...
Premise
Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione, is an unscrupulous and beautiful woman, in love with Andrea Pieri, a patriot ready to do anything to free Italy from the foreign oppressor. Wounded during a chase, Pieri takes refuge in the castle of Virginia, which, with the approval of her husband, Count Francesco Verasis of Castiglione, takes care of him. Meanwhile, Nigra, in charge of the affairs of the Kingdom of Piedmont in Paris, discovers the relations of the countess with the subversives and sees in her the perfect tool to bring Napoleon closer to the Italian cause.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Francesca Dellera as Virginia Oldoini Verasis / Contessa di Castiglione
- Jeanne Moreau as Principessa Sisi Altieri
- Sergio Rubini as Costantino Nigra
- Christopher Thompson as Andrea Pieri
- Andrea Tidona as Prefetto Donadieu
- Frédéric van den Driessche as Imperatore Napoleone III
- Goya Toledo as Imperatrice Eugenia
- Marco Messeri as Camillo Benso / Conte di Cavour
Supporting cast
- Toni Garrani as Rothschild
- Sergio Assisi as Francesco Verasis / Conte di Castiglione
- Claire Nebout as Matilde Bonaparte
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 2 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 2 | December 3, 2006 | December 4, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Milan, 1855. The beautiful Virginia, Countess of Castiglione, helps a young revolutionary painter, Andrea Pieri, to escape the Austrians. Passion breaks out between the two. Pieri portrays the woman in a sketch that arrives in the hands of Napoleon III, who instructs the diplomat Nigra, actually head of the secret services of Savoy, to track her down. He asked the woman to lend herself to a special patriotic mission: to support the efforts of the sàbauda diplomacy, seducing the Emperor of France and convincing him to put the question of Italian independence on the agenda of the Paris peace conference. |
December 3, 2006 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Virginia falls in love with Napoleon III. Empress Eugenia, who had hints of their love story, is shown a jealousy that could compromise her plans. |
December 4, 2006 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Rai 1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | December 3, 2006 |
| Last aired | December 4, 2006 |
| Runtime | 90 minutes |
| Status | Ended |