The Borgia -2006-2006 ((link))
The Borgias (2006) — Analytical Paper
- Region 2 DVD: Italian or French editions (titled Borgia – La serie completa). These lack English subtitles.
- YouTube Archives: Low-resolution uploads from Italian TV rips exist but are often taken down for copyright.
- Library Archives: Some university film libraries (notably UC Berkeley and La Cinémathèque Française) hold screening copies.
Moreover, its failure taught producers a lesson: For a Renaissance drama to succeed, it needs either an auteur’s vision (Fontana’s gritty realism) or star-powered glamour (Jordan’s Irons). The 2006 version had neither—just a thoughtful script, a washed-out palette, and a release date that was five years too early.
Gabriella Pescucci
Costume designer (who worked on The Name of the Rose ) created a palette of deep crimsons, tarnished golds, and muddy browns. This is not the glittering, polished Vatican of Jeremy Irons’ The Borgias . Instead, the 2006 version shows a Renaissance Rome that is cramped, filthy, and politically claustrophobic. The Borgia -2006-2006
