Love and Vendetta explained

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Runtime:	120 min
Director:	Raffaele Mertes
Cinematography:	Mirko Fioravanti
Composer:	Savio Riccardi
Country:	Italy
Language:	Italian
Network:	Canale 5
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	8

Love and Vendetta (Italian: Un amore e una vendetta) is an Italian television miniseries. The eight episode series aired on the Canale 5 network from 12 October through 23 November 2011, and featured Anna Valle, Alessandro Preziosi, and Lorenzo Flaherty.^[1] The series was first premiered at the 2011 Rome Fiction Fest at the Parco della Musica.^{[2] [3]}

The television premiere on Canale 5 was watched by 4.4 million viewers for a 17.72% share, winning its time slot, and continuing to perform well throughout its run.^{[4] [5]}

Based on the popular 2006 Argentine telenovela Montecristo (which was optioned to a number of countries, including Italy), the storyline is loosely based on The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas.^[6]

Cast

• Anna Valle as Laura Castellani
• Alessandro Preziosi as Lorenzo Bermann/Andrea Damonte
• Lorenzo Flaherty as Marco Damiani
• Giovanni Guidelli as Paolo Bianchi
• Paolo Seganti as Luca Calligaris
• Federico Costantini as Massimiliano Bianchi
• Elisabetta Pellini as Olga Bernardi
• Ray Lovelock as Alberto Castellani
• Simona Borioni as Gabriella Bianchi
• Mohamed Zouaoui as Hassan
• Desirèe Noferini as Kadisha
• Fiorenza Marchegiani as Betta
• Giulia Elettra Gorietti as Monica
• Benedetta Massola as Stefania
• Miloud Mourad Benamara as Arab man

Notes and References

1. (11 October 2011). Alessandro Preziosi e Anna Valle nella fiction “Un amore e una vendetta”, Lei Chic (in Italian)
2. http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/anna-valle-attends-the-un-amore-e-una-vendetta-premiere-news-photo/127411103 2011 Rome Fiction Fest Day 2
3. (12 October 2011). ‘Un amore e una vendetta’: Anna Valle e Alessandro Preziosi tornano a Mediaset, Yahoo Italy (from Funweek.it) (in Italian)
4. (13 October 2011). ASCOLTI TV DI MERCOLEDI 12 OTTOBRE 2011: UN AMORE E UNA VENDETTA PARTE CON 4.4MLN (17.72%), CHI L’HA VISTO E LE IENE AL 15%. MASTERCHEF ALL’1.1%, Daviddemaggio.it (in Italian) (ratings information)
5. (24 November 2011). ASCOLTI TV DI MERCOLEDI 23 NOVEMBRE 2011: VINCE MILAN-BARCELLONA (6,5MLN – 21.86%), REGGE BENE L’ULTIMA DI UN AMORE E UNA VENDETTA (5,1MLN – 18.48%), davidemaggio.it (in Italian)
6. (26 October 2011). UN AMORE E UNA VENDETTA/ Lorenzo Flaherty: vi svelo alcuni segreti di Marco Damiani, nuovo e misterioso Conte di Montecristo… (esclusiva), ilsussidiario.net (in Italian)