La Storia (TV series)
Italian historical drama television series
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La Storia (transl. History) is a 2024 Italian historical drama television miniseries based on the 1974 novel of the same name by Elsa Morante. It aired on Rai 1 from 8 January to 23 January 2024.
- Giulia Calenda
- Ilaria Macchia
- Francesco Piccolo
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| Genre | Historical drama |
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| Directed by | Francesca Archibugi |
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| Country of origin | Italy |
| Original language | Italian |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Roberto Sessa |
| Cinematography | Luca Bigazzi |
| Running time | 47–59 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Rai 1 |
| Release | 8 January – 23 January 2024 |
Premise
Cast
- Jasmine Trinca as Ida Ramundo, a single mother of Jewish and Calabrian descent
- Francesco Zenga as Antonio "Nino" Mancuso, Ida's teenage son
- Mattia Basciani as Giuseppe "Useppe", Ida's younger son
- Christian Liberti as young Useppe
- Valerio Mastandrea as Remo, an innkeeper
- Elio Germano as Giuseppe "Eppetondo" Cucchiarelli, a communist marble worker
- Lorenzo Zurzolo as Carlo Vivaldi/Davide Segre, a Jewish student from Mantua
- Asia Argento as Santina, a prostitute and tarot reader
- Romana Maggiora Vergano as Patrizia
- Giselda Volodi as Vilma
- Anna Ferruzzo as Mrs. Di Segni
- Enzo Casertano as Tommaso Marrocco
- Lukas Zumbrock as Günther, a German soldier
- Flora Gigliosetto as Carulì
- Ludovica Ciaschetti as Mariolina
Episodes
| No. | Title | Duration | Original release date |
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| 1 | "Episode 1" | 55 min | 8 January 2024 |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | 47 min | 8 January 2024 |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | 55 min | 15 January 2024 |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | 53 min | 15 January 2024 |
| 5 | "Episode 5" | 58 min | 22 January 2024 |
| 6 | "Episode 6" | 51 min | 22 January 2024 |
| 7 | "Episode 7" | 55 min | 23 January 2024 |
| 8 | "Episode 8" | 59 min | 23 January 2024 |
Production
Release
The first two episodes of the series premiered at the 18th Rome Film Festival on 20 October 2023. They aired on Rai 1 two months later, on 8 January 2024, and were watched by 4.5 million viewers.[6]
On 20 October 2023, the series was acquired by NRK for Norway, Yle for Finland, SVT for Sweden, DR for Denmark, and RÚV for Iceland.[3] On 23 October 2024, the series was acquired by MHz Choice for the United States and Canada, and by Yes and Hot for Israel.[7]
Reception
Mattia Carzaniga of Rolling Stone Italia commended the series, particularly the performance of Jasmine Trinca, which he referred to as "perhaps her most beautiful and certainly most passionate."[8]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| 2024 | Nastri D'Argento Grandi Serie | Series of the Year | Won | [9][10] |