BEATRICE CENCI

HISTORICAL / PROD: 1956 / R.TIME: 96 ' / colour

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Francesco is hated by his the members of his family for the cruelty he constantly exercises on them. His son Giacomo, in love with his step-mother, organizes a trap to kill his father. After Francesco's death, just before the family leaves the castle, a police investigator arrives suspecting a member of the family. Tortured, the daughter Beatrice confesses an uncommitted crime, and - before her innocence can he proven - she is put to death. The same destiny awaits the two incestuous lovers.