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The Art of Joy(2024)

Drama
First Air Date: 2024-05-30
Average Runtime: 1h 0m
Rating: 7.7
Votes: 38
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6

Born on the 1st of January 1900 in a poor family in rural Sicily, Modesta pursues happiness since her childhood without falling victim to the constraints of society. After a tragic event that takes her away from her family, Modesta is welcomed into a monastery, where she becomes the Mother Superior’s protégé thanks to her intelligence and stubbornness. Later, she arrives at the villa belonging to the Princess of Brandiforti, where she makes herself indispensable. This relentless process of emancipation goes along with a journey of personal growth and sexual awakening, which lead her to discover and claim the right to pleasure and happiness.

Keywords

provocative

Available on

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

Episodes: 6
E01
Episode 1

Air Date: 2024-05-30

58m

Sicily, early 1900s. After a tragedy that leaves her an orphan, Modesta is welcomed into a convent where she becomes ...

E02
Episode 2

Air Date: 2024-05-30

46m

Modesta tries to get closer to Leonora, but the intimate bond between the two represents a constant threat to the sur...

E03
Episode 3

Air Date: 2024-05-30

58m

Welcomed into the villa of Princess Brandiforti, Modesta plays the part of the devoted novice, but an infatuation thr...

E04
Episode 4

Air Date: 2024-06-13

57m

Modesta struggles to navigate the pressures of the villa's residents, and is forced to compromise to get what she wants.

E05
Episode 5

Air Date: 2024-06-13

53m

After a moment of serenity, new threats afflict the villa and force Modesta to make difficult choices to avoid being ...

E06
Episode 6

Air Date: 2024-06-13

1h 1m

Modesta makes an extreme gesture that upsets the life of the villa and forces all its inhabitants to make a new begin...

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Top Cast

Tecla Insolia
Tecla Insolia
Modesta
Jasmine Trinca
Jasmine Trinca
Madre Superiora Leonora
Guido Caprino
Guido Caprino
Carmine
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Principessa Gaia Brandiforti
Alma Noce
Alma Noce
Beatrice
Giuseppe Spata
Giuseppe Spata
Rocco
Nika Perrone
Nika Perrone
Mena
No Photo
Viviana Mocciaro
Modesta (bambina)
Antonio De Matteo
Antonio De Matteo
Padre
No Photo
Alice Canzonieri
Madre
Eleonora De Luca
Eleonora De Luca
Argentovivo
Lollo Franco
Lollo Franco
Antonio
Paola Pace
Paola Pace
Suor Teresa
Mariella Lo Sardo
Mariella Lo Sardo
Suor Costanza
Giovanni Calcagno
Giovanni Calcagno
Mimmo