The Duchess of Malfi

2014 • Directed by

Dominic Dromgoole

Drama, History

Desire. Corruption. Cruelty.

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.