Vivaldi, the Red Priest

Vivaldi, the Red Priest (Italian: Vivaldi, il prete rosso^[1]) is an Italian television film, created and directed by Liana Marabini in 2009, about the life of composer Antonio Vivaldi, who was also a Catholic priest. It shows his relationship with the world, the Church, his spiritual battles and his love for a woman. This co-production between the UK and Italy has two episodes of 90 minutes,^[2] and intends to show the spiritual dimension of Vivaldi which is, according to the director, often ignored.^[3]

Cast

• Steven Cree as Antonio Vivaldi
• Clemency Burton-Hill as Laura Padovan
• James Jagger as Alessandro Grimani
• Tiffany Mulheron as Anna Grimani
• Charity Wakefield as Ludovica
• Lachlan Nieboer as Brandon Perry
• Christian McKay as Estienne Roger
• Georgia King as Vittoria
• Matthew McNulty as Philippe d'Orléans
• Matt Barber as François
• Neil McDermott as Manfredi
• Anja Kruse
• Roberto Zibetti [it]
• Sergio Leone
• Tuscia Nall Hollis
• Eric Alexander as Count of Berkley
• Elodie Hill as Little Elisabeth