Ethel LIlian Voynich

Ethel LIlian Voynich

1864-05-11
96 (1960-07-27)
Ballintemple, Ireland

English writer, translator, composer, daughter of a prominent English scientist and professor of mathematics George Boole, wife of Mikhail-Wilfred Voynich. The Voynich crater on the planet Venus is named in her honor.

Ballintemple, Ireland

English writer, translator, composer, daughter of a prominent English scientist and professor of mathematics George Boole, wife of Mikhail-Wilfred Voynich. The Voynich crater on the planet Venus is named in her honor.

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The Gadfly 1955 (5.1)

Italy, XIX century. The country is occupied by Austrian troops, the resistance movement is actively developing. Student Arthur Burton is involved in the activities of the underground organization “Young Italy”, envies its leader, Giovanni Bolla, and is jealous of his bride Gemma. He talks about this at a confession to a priest, as a result of which gendarmes take revolutionaries under arrest...
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The Gadfly 1980 (4.9)

The movie set in 1840s Italy under the dominance of Austria, a time of tumultuous revolt and uprisings. The story centers on the life of the protagonist, Arthur Burton, as a member of the Youth movement, and his antagonist, Padre Montanelli. A thread of a tragic relationship between Arthur and his love Gemma simultaneously runs through the story. It is a story of faith, disillusionment, revolution, romance, and heroism.
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The Gadfly 1928 (6)

In Italy during the first half of the 19th century, Arthur, a student at a seminary, joined the revolutionary society “Young Italy.” His sincere faith in God compelled him to reveal the society’s secret during confession to his new confessor. However, the confessor denounced the society, leading to the arrest of its members.