The Duchess of Malfi

Dominic Dromgoole
2014-05-25

Desire. Corruption. Cruelty.
8.5
150 min

The widowed Duchess of Malfi longs to marry her lover, the steward Antonio. But her rancorous brothers, Ferdinand and the Cardinal, are implacably opposed to the match. When their spy, Bosola, discovers that the Duchess has secretly married and carries Antonio’s child, they exact a terrible and horrific revenge.