La storia (TV series) explained
La storia is an Italian historical drama television series based on the 1974 novel of the same name by Elsa Morante. It began airing on Rai 1 on 8 January 2024.
Premise
A half-Jewish single mother deals with poverty and persecution in 1940s Rome.[1]
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
Production
Principal photography began in June 2022.[2] The series was largely shot in Rome.[3] Filming also briefly took place in Naples and Anagni.[4] [5]
Release
The first two episodes of the series premiered at the Rome Film Festival on 20 October 2023.[6] The first two episodes aired on Rai 1 two months later, on 8 January 2024, and were watched by 4.5 million viewers.[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]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Vivarelli . Nick . RAI Fiction Event Series 'La Storia,' Unveiled by Beta at Rome MIA Market, Will Look at Fascism Through a Female Prism . Variety . 2 January 2024 . 14 October 2022.
- Web site: Pasquini . Mattia . La storia, primo ciak per la serie di Francesca Archibugi tratta da Elsa Morante . Ciak Magazine . 9 January 2024 . it . 30 June 2022.
- Web site: Vivarelli . Nick . 'La Storia,' Fascist-Era Feminist Series, Scores Sales Ahead of Rome Fest Premiere (EXCLUSIVE) . Variety . 19 December 2023 . 20 October 2023.
- Web site: Scarpa . Vittoria . Francesca Archibugi is shooting the series La Storia, based on the novel by Elsa Morante . Cineuropa . 19 December 2023 . 1 July 2022.
- Web site: Visca . Antonio . La Rai sceglie una città ciociara per le riprese de "La Storia" . FrosinoneToday . 9 January 2024 . it . 17 July 2022.
- Web site: PROGRAMME (PDF) ROME FILM FEST 2023 . Rome Film Festival . 16 October 2023 .
- Web site: Fumarola . Silvia . 'La Storia', il successo della serie che ci ricorda chi eravamo vista da quasi 4,5 milioni di spettatori . La Repubblica . 9 January 2024 . it . 9 January 2024.
- Web site: Carzaniga . Mattia . 'La Storia': la recensione della serie di Francesca Archibugi con Jasmine Trinca . Rolling Stone Italia . 9 January 2024 . it . 9 January 2024.