The Ring and the Book
- 1914
- 20m
Violante, wife of Pietro, a wealthy Italian of low rank, discovers that, by the terms of her husband's will, relatives may claim the estate unless she bears a child. She passes off a foundli... Read allViolante, wife of Pietro, a wealthy Italian of low rank, discovers that, by the terms of her husband's will, relatives may claim the estate unless she bears a child. She passes off a foundling as her daughter, and the girl Pompilia is beloved by her foster father. She is still a ... Read allViolante, wife of Pietro, a wealthy Italian of low rank, discovers that, by the terms of her husband's will, relatives may claim the estate unless she bears a child. She passes off a foundling as her daughter, and the girl Pompilia is beloved by her foster father. She is still a child when Violante, seeking to advance her own social standing, schemes to marry her to C... Read all