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Ginevra Elkann and Marco Bellocchio to Co-Write Historical Drama About Maria José of Savoy, Italy's 27-Day Queen

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Nick Vivarelli

3h ago· 5 min readenNews

Summary

A new historical drama titled "Maestà" ("Majesty") is in development about Maria José of Savoy, who was Queen of Italy for only 27 days after WWII before the monarchy was abolished. The film will be directed by Ginevra Elkann and co-written by acclaimed Italian filmmaker Marco Bellocchio, based on his original idea. Maria José, daughter of Belgium's King Albert I, married Italy's Prince Umberto II and became known as the "Red Queen" for her progressive views.

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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, is set to be the subject of a new historical drama.
Titled 'Maestà' ('Majesty'), the film will be directed by Ginevra Elkann ('If Only') and is based on an idea by Italy's revered auteur Marco Bellocchio, who will co-write the screenplay.
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.
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A timely film on Maria José of Savoy, Queen of Italy for only 27 days, will be directed by Ginevra Elkann and co-written by Marco Bellocchio.

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