La montanara

An official order sends a young noble to a remote border village as punishment for his indiscretions and heterodox associations, and the narrative follows the domestic and social reverberations of that exile. The household's reactions reveal a rigid paternal loyalty to the ducal order and simmering generational tensions as the son’s restlessness and sympathies clash with conservative expectations. Scenes alternate between domestic interiors, encounters with local characters, and the mountain landscape where the exile unfolds, exploring themes of duty, social appearance, ideological difference, and the contrast between courtly life and rural existence.