Storyline
In 1599 Italy, Beatrice Cenci is the teenage daughter of the crazed landowner and nobleman Francesco Cenci who keeps her locked up in the dungeon of his castle where he sexually abuses her. Beatrice plots with her stepmother, her besotted servant Olimpio, as well as a local bandit, named Catalano to plan Francesco’s murder.
Cast & Crew
Adrienne La Russa
Beatrice Cenci
Lead
Tomas Milian
Olimpo Calvetti
Georges Wilson
Francesco Cenci
Mavie Bardanzellu
Lucrezia Petroni
Antonio Casagrande
Don Giacomo Cenci
Ignazio Spalla
Catalano
Steffen Zacharias
Prospero Farinacci
Raymond Pellegrin
Cardinal Lanciani
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lucio Fulci's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Conspiracy of Torture is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
