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Vivaldi, the Red Priest (Italian: Vivaldi, il prete rosso [1] ) 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, [2] and intends to show the spiritual dimension of Vivaldi which is, according to the director, often ignored. [3]

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  1. "Vivaldi, il prete rosso", Film Commission Torino Piemonte
  2. "Vivaldi, the Red Priest". www.condor-pictures.com.
  3. ""Vivaldi The Red Priest", ultimo ciak- Film.it". www.film.it.