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Afternoon Play: The Cenci Family

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

Rome, 1599. A young girl, Beatrice Cenci, stands trial for the murder of her father, Francesco Cenci, the first Godfather of the mafia. The story is told through two parallel narrative strands: a gradual love story between the artist Guido who has been commissioned to paint the last portrait of Beatrice in her cell, and Cardinal
Camillo's struggle against a corrupt Vatican to petition for the release of the family. Written by Lizzie Hopley.
Director Lu Kemp

Contributors

Unknown:
Beatrice Cenci
Unknown:
Francesco Cenci
Written By:
Lizzie Hopley.
Director:
Lu Kemp
Guido:
Daniel Evans
Beatrice:
Sally Hawkins
Cardinal Savella:
Gerrard McArthur
Pope Clement VIII:
Ronald Pickup
Bishop Camillo:
Owen Teale
Bernardo:
Peter Innes
Source: Radio Times

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