Florence 15th century: Ginevra falls into a state of catalepsy after a marriage imposed on her by her father. She is thought to be dead and buried but manages to leave her tomb and goes for help to her father and husband who however think she is a ghost.
Is this for you? If you like old-school Italian melodramas that feel like they were filmed inside a velvet-lined jewelry box, you might actually like this. It is definitely not for anyone who needs their historical dramas to be fast-paced or logical. If you get annoyed by characters acting like total idiots when they s...
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"Is this for you? If you like old-school Italian melodramas that feel like they were filmed inside a velvet-lined jewelry box, you might actually like this. It is definitely not for anyone who needs their historical dramas to be fast-paced or logical. If you get annoyed by characters acting like total idiots when they see a woman who is clearly alive, just skip it. There is something inherently creepy about the whole premise. I mean, the idea of waking up in a tomb is top-tier nightmare fuel. Th..."
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