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Il conclave (1917)
Short | Short, Drama

Il conclave (1917)

Short | Short, Drama

The daughter of the Count of San Secundo secretly loves the painter Paolo Ardenti, of modest origins who lives with his widowed sister and his young niece. But the count forces his daughter to marry a wealthy cousin, Prince Ernesto de Redi...See moreThe daughter of the Count of San Secundo secretly loves the painter Paolo Ardenti, of modest origins who lives with his widowed sister and his young niece. But the count forces his daughter to marry a wealthy cousin, Prince Ernesto de Redi. Paolo enters the convent. Twenty years pass. Paolo has become a Cardinal and lives in a small country home near Rome with his niece Maria. Princess de Redi lives in a sumptuous palace in Rome with her 20-year-old son, Alberto. Alberto and Maria meet and fall in love. The cardinal discovers their love, and the past comes back to him. He chases Alberto away and forbids Maria from seeing him again. The Pope dies, and Cardinal Ardenti and Prince de Redi, marshal of the conclave, go to Rome. Maria falls ill and Albert threatens to kill himself. The princess pleads their case to the Prince. Ardenti is elected Pope. The Prince kneels and asks as his first favor the happiness of Maria and Alberto. The Pope refuses at first then consents. Written by Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé See less