title: Vivaldi, the Red Priest
text: # Vivaldi, the Red Priest
  
  Vivaldi, the Red Priest (Italian: Vivaldi, il prete rosso) 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, and intends to show the spiritual dimension of Vivaldi which is, according to the director, often ignored.
  
  ## 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
  