The American Garden
12 February 2024
Adapted from the novel of the same name by Pupi Avati.
Bologna, 1940s. A mentally troubled young man with literary aspirations falls deeply in love with an American army auxiliary after a simple glance. A year later, by an exceptional twist of fate, he finds himself living in the American Midwest, right next door but separated by a cursed garden from the elderly mother of the soldier. The woman is desperate over the disappearance of her daughter, who, since the end of the conflict, after writing that she would marry an Italian, has not been heard from. The young man embarks on a tense search for the girl, leading him through particularly dramatic circumstances to an entirely unexpected conclusion in Italy.
Leggere Lolita a Teheran
10 February 2024
In the two decades following the Khomeini Revolution, while the streets and campus of Tehran were the scene of tremendous violence, Azar Nafisi had to try one of the most difficult tasks: to teach western literature to a generation increasingly exposed to Islamic catechesis. The result is one of the most touching acts of love for literature ever professed, which also represents a magnificent mockery played against those who try to ban it.
Based on the international bestseller by Azar Nafisi
Il migliore dei mali
7 February 2024
Adapted from the comic book “Il migliore dei mali,” written by Violetta Rocks and illustrated by Marco Tarquini.
Summer 1997. Five teenagers, Ettore, Milo, Michelangelo, Neri, and Dante, investigate the disappearance of Icaro, the dog of one of them, suspecting their new ominous neighbor. The youngsters must unravel the mystery, navigate their complicated family contexts, but above all, come to terms with their own secrets. Their suspicions about the enigmatic neighbor Zaira seem to dissipate after secretly infiltrating his house and finding nothing significant. Does the man have nothing to do with it, or perhaps they haven’t looked in the right place yet? Meanwhile, after Ettore’s arrival in the group, which somehow destabilized the dynamics, relations among them are becoming increasingly tense. New alliances have formed, hinting at something more, but new conflicts have also arisen, especially between Ettore and Neri. The latter has revealed something unthinkable to his father, and now it’s time to uncover the meaning of his statement. It’s also the moment to unveil everyone’s secrets and understand whether their “superpowers” are a gift or rather a dramatic curse.
The Lemon Tree
Two restaurateur cousins embark on an adventurous journey from Northern Europe with the aim of recruiting Michelin-starred chefs to rescue their prestigious restaurant, which is facing a crisis due to fierce competition in the culinary industry.
Caligula
6 May 2023
Ascending to the imperial throne (in 37 A.D., at just twenty-five years old), Caligula succeeded his adoptive grandfather Tiberius and remained there until his death, less than four years later. A brief reign but marked by an endless series of violence, cruelty, murders, orgies, incest, and unspeakable extravagances.
Sex and violence in a scandalous film that made history. Criticized, destroyed, renounced, seized, and the subject of disputes between Brass and Guccione, it remains one of the most infamous cult films ever made. Malcolm McDowell stars as Caligula, fresh off the triumphant success of Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange.
Miss Fallaci
17 March 2023
A ViacomCBS International Studios and Minerva Pictures production, in association with RedString. The first Pramount+ Italian original.
The series will tell with an unpublished cut a less known and explored period of Oriana Fallaci’s life, one of the few, if not the only, Italian journalist and writer known worldwide, with over 25 million copies sold and translated into 25 languages. A history of professional and human growth full of charm: an Italian self-made woman who, at the age of twenty-seven years old, is juggling between the Italian Dolce Vita and the American dream between the 50s and 60s; while picturing the American dream, she is trying to reach her own dream: write about the major characters and world political events of the world.
The series will be based on real events, recounted by Oriana Fallaci herself in her first books: The Seven Sins of Hollywood and Penelope to War, published by Rizzoli. From an idea of Alessandra Gonnella, young talented director, winner of the Silver Ribbon for the short A cup of coffee with Marilyn, the series also sees the collaboration of Edoardo Perazzi, grandson and heir of Oriana Fallaci.
