Alternately neglected and abused by her cruel husband, Lucrezia has an affair with Paolo, a handsome stable boy; Cesare strikes a bargain with Machiavelli: deny French troops passage across his masters' lands in exchange for suppression of Savonarola, a fiery preacher of anti-Medici sermons; in love with baroness Ursula, Cesare takes drastic action to get rid of her husband.
Elenco: Jeremy Irons , Joanne Whalley , Holliday Grainger , Colm Feore , Sean Harris , François Arnaud , Lotte Verbeek , Ruta Gedmintas , Simon McBurney , Thure Lindhardt , Peter Sullivan , Vernon Dobtcheff , Jemima West , Vernon Dobtcheff , Jemima West .