TV series

I promessi sposi

1989 · 1 season

A solemn, slow-paced historical drama that immerses you in 17th-century Italy, with moments of tenderness and cruelty.

Overview: Set between 1629 and 1631. Renzo Tramaglino and Lucia Mondella are Lombard peasants forced to separate and endure a thousand vicissitudes because of the bullying of the squire Don Rodrigo. However, during their journey they will find various people willing to help them, from Friar Cristoforo to the Innominato, from Federigo Borromeo to Donna Prassede.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic, tense and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Faith, love, justice, survival
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: faith
love
justice
survival
power
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild