
The Leopard(2025)
Amid the unification of 1860s Italy, a Sicilian prince grapples with the collision between his family's ancient privilege and revolutionary change.


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.

Francesca Dellera
Virginia Oldoini Verasis / Contessa di Castiglione

Jeanne Moreau
Principessa Sisi Altieri

Sergio Rubini
Costantino Nigra

Christopher Thompson
Andrea Pieri

Andrea Tidona
Prefetto Donadieu

Frédéric van den Driessche
Imperatore Napoleone III

Goya Toledo
Imperatrice Eugenia

Marco Messeri
Camillo Benso / Conte di Cavour

Toni Garrani
Rothschild

Sergio Assisi
Francesco Verasis / Conte di Castiglione
The Countess of Castiglione is a drama, war & politics series that first aired in 2006 exploring themes of birth of a nation, 19th century. Created by Josée Dayan, it stars Francesca Dellera, Jeanne Moreau, Sergio Rubini. 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.
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