| The Betrothed | |
| Producer: | Bonnard Film |
| Starring: | Domenico Serra Nini Dinelli Emilia Vidali Raimondo Van Riel |
| Cinematography: | Giuseppe Paolo Vitrotti |
| Distributor: | Bonnard Film |
| Runtime: | 140 minutes |
| Country: | Italy |
| Language: | Silent Italian intertitles |
The Betrothed (Italian:I promessi sposi) is a 1923 Italian silent historical drama film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Domenico Serra, Nini Dinelli and Emilia Vidali. It is an adaptation of the 1827 novel The Betrothed by Alessandro Manzoni.[1]
Renzo and Lucia are two farmers who are in love. But the cruel and despotic Don Rodrigo impairs their marriage because he is secretly in love with Lucia. The two have to flee from their Lombard village, and shelter by different routes: Renzo goes to Milan and Lucia in a convent in Monza. Even the plague of 1600 contributes to the prolongation of the separation of the two lovers, who eventually find themselves in a hospital in Milan.