: Every word carries the weight of 18th-century social consequences. A Count cannot love a servant without tearing his world apart.
This is the hinge of the entire series. Up to this point, Elisa di Rivombrosa could have been merely a costume drama about social customs. But in this silent exchange, directors Cinzia TH Torrini and Stefano Alleva (the creative team behind the show) plant the seed of the series’ central theme: love as rebellion.