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Origins of the Mafia
Journey back more than 400 years to 16th century Sicily, where the small Italian islands have fallen victim to corruption, intimidation, extortion, and brutality.
I Persiani
A theatrical production of Aeschylus's ancient Greek tragedy directed by Mario Martone, staged at the Teatro Greco di Siracusa (Greek Theatre of Syracuse) for the Istituto Nazionale del Dramma Antico (INDA).
Vita di Antonio Gramsci
The life and times of Antonio Gramsci from the establishment of L'Ordine Nuovo newspaper in 1919 to his untimely death in 1937, encompassing the birth of the Italian Communist Party (PCd'I), Gramsci's visits to Moscow where he met his future spouse, his election to Parliament, anti-fascism, trial and conviction.
Seven Beauties
Pasqualino Frafuso, known in Naples as "Pasqualino Seven Beauties" is a petty thief who lives off of the profits of his seven sisters while claiming to protect their honor at any cost, Pasqualino is arrested for murder and later sent to fight in the army after committing sexual assault. The Germans capture him and he gets sent to a concentration camp where he plots to make his escape by seducing a German officer.
The Divine Nymph
In the decadent Roaring Twenties, a beautiful woman engages in affairs with two men, playing them against each other.
The Last Days of Humanity
The last days of humanity by Karl Kraus, a mammoth drama - almost 800 pages in the Adelphi edition - staged by Luca Ronconi in the Lingotto in Turin, broadcast by Rai
Nora Helmer's Final Scene in Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House
Adaptation of the play A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen.
Orestea
The story of the “Oresteia” begins with King Agamemnon's return to Argos after the fall of Troy. The chorus, composed of old Argives, recalls the sacrifice offered to the gods by Agamemnon, in Aulis, of his daughter Iphigenia to gain their favor.