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Role: Serafina
Starring: Dame Eileen Atkins, Geraldine James
Production Status: Completed
Released: July 2009
Directed By: Michael Radford
Writer: Sarah Dunant
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1570 in the Italian city of Ferrara, and the convent of Santa Caterina is filled with noble women who are married to Christ because many cannot find husbands outside. Enter sixteen-year-old Serafina, ripped by her family from an illicit love affair, howling with rage and hormones and determined to escape. While on the other side of the great walls, counter-reformation forces in the Church are pushing for change, inside, Serafina’s spirit and defiance ignite a fire that threatens to engulf the whole convent. Sacred Hearts is a novel about power, creativity and passion – both of the body and of the soul. Hidden history brought alive by a wonderful storyteller, renowned for her Italian Renaissance novels.

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Sacred Heats – Part 10 “Living Saint”
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Sacred Heats – Part 9 “Letter”
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Sacred Heats – Part 8 “Termites”
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Sacred Heats – Part 7 “Penance”
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Sacred Heats – Part 6 “Miracle”
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Sacred Heats – Part 5 “Carnival”
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Sacred Heats – Part 4 “Fever”
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Sacred Heats – Part 3 “Ecstasy”
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Sacred Heats – Part 2 “Novice”
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Sacred Heats – Part 1 “Novice”
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