The Choice | |
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Episode still of Catherina Sforza and Cesare Borgia | |
Information | |
Episode number | Season 2 Episode 5 |
Directed by | Kari Skogland |
Written by | Neil Jordan |
Advisories | Adult content, nudity, violence |
Air date | May 6, 2012 |
Running time | 53 minutes |
Episode chronology | |
Previous | 2x04 Stray Dogs |
Next | 2x06 Day of Ashes |
The Choice is the fifth episode of season two, and the fourteenth episode of the series. It was written by Neil Jordan, and directed by Kari Skogland.
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Plot synopsis[]
The Pope dispatches Cesare to the castle of Catherina Sforza to demand her allegiance, and Cesare deals with the cunning Sforzas decisively; Alexander disguises himself and travels to Florence to hear the fiery preacher Savonarola, not realizing that Della Rovere is trying to recruit the rebellious holy man to his cause.[1]
Appearances[]
Jeremy Irons as Rodrigo Borgia
François Arnaud as Cesare Borgia
Holliday Grainger as Lucrezia Borgia
Joanne Whalley as Vanozza Cattaneo
Lotte Verbeek as Giulia Farnese
Sean Harris as Micheletto Corella
Steven Berkoff as Girolamo Savonarola
Julian Bleach as Niccolo Machiavelli
Peter Sullivan as Cardinal Ascanio Sforza
Colm Feore as Giuliano Della Rovere
Gina McKee as Catherina Sforza
Barbara Flynn as Isabella
Ronan Vibert as Giovanni Sforza
Jesse Bostick as Antonello
Roger Lloyd-Pack as Friar
Noah Silver as Benito Sforza
Bosco Hogan as Cardinal Alessandro Piccolomini
Anton Giltrap as Choir Boy
Darwin Shaw as Augustino
Cesare Taurasi as Piero de Medici
Katie McGuinness as Beatrice
Jacqui Dankworth as Rosa
Vernon Dobtcheff as Cardinal Julius Versucci
Sophie Thompson as Catherina's Servant
Poll[]
Historical notes[]
- Caterina's eldest son's name was Ottaviano, not Benito. None of her sons were named Benito.[2]
- Cesare Borgia did not murder Giovanni Sforza. Giovanni died in Pesaro in 1510, outliving Cesare by three years.[3]
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