MAESTA MOVIE
ON QUEEN MARIA JOSE OF SAVOY
According to Variety, the story of Maria José of Savoy, who served as queen of Italy after World War II for only 27 days before Italians voted to abolish the monarchy, will be shown in new historical film
MAESTA (“Majesty”), directed by Ginevra Elkann. The daughter of Albert I, the King of Belgium, Maria José married Italy’s Prince Umberto II, whose father, King Vittorio Emanuele III, cooperated with fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. She became known as “the May Queen” because she and her husband reigned for just 27 days in 1946, from May 9, when Victor Emanuel III abdicated in favor of his son, hoping to save the throne for the House of Savoy during the turmoil after Mussolini’s fall, until June 2, when Italians voted to abolish the monarchy and the Savoys went into exile. Known to be a rebellious royal and a surreptitious anti-fascist, Maria José then moved to Portugal and soon left her husband.
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I must confess that I have always loved History. In fact, it was one of the few subjects in which I consistently earned top grades, so films based on historical events have always caught my attention. And the way you've presented this one has definitely left me wanting to watch it. A big hug.
ReplyDeleteGood thing then that Hollywood Spy is world's leading place for period set and historical films and series :)
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I don't have much faith in Ginevra, she is a nepo baby who is someone only thanks to her mother, an Agnelli, but this could be interesting
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