The palace

The palace is the vision of the idealistic Gabriele del Campo, a young stonemason's apprentice tossed into prison for supporting Garibaldi's revolutionary unification of Italy. A poor peasant, he has fallen in love at first sight with the rich and beautiful noblewoman Donna Donatella. He yearns to be pulled out of poverty, and dreams of winning Donatella's heart and building a palace worthy of his...