The much re-made costume melo about the poor girl pregnant to the heir, who is sent away unaware that his evil mother Contessa Blanc has packed the girl into a nunnery and made off with the child.
The boy grows up, heroically of course.
The low budget shows but Blanc & Tinti are striking leads. The crisp, deep focus, low contrast photography is also arresting, costume and period setting are good and the film occasionally achieves the serious movie feel of films like TREE of WOODEN CLOGS and PADRE PADRONE.
Savina's score is uncharacteristically solemn and without the Morricone sound here.
The boy grows up, heroically of course.
The low budget shows but Blanc & Tinti are striking leads. The crisp, deep focus, low contrast photography is also arresting, costume and period setting are good and the film occasionally achieves the serious movie feel of films like TREE of WOODEN CLOGS and PADRE PADRONE.
Savina's score is uncharacteristically solemn and without the Morricone sound here.
