帕特里克·德姆西、亚历桑德罗·博尔吉([切肤之痛])主演10集新剧《魔鬼》(Devils,暂译)。尼克·赫伦(《神探夏洛克》)参与执导并担任监制。SkyItalia(《年轻的教宗》)、LuxVide(《美第奇家族:翡冷翠名门》)负责制作。该剧改编自意大利交易员吉迪奥·玛里亚·布雷拉撰写的畅销小说,灵感源自2008年席卷全球的金融危机,故事围绕一家美国大银行驻伦敦代表处内上演的金融世界惊悚内幕展开。德姆西饰银行CEO多米尼克,博尔吉饰交易主管意大利人马西莫。该剧将于下月在伦敦、罗马开机。 ThreeyearsafterthelossofhisbrotherVittorio,withwhomhesharedhisentirecareer,PaoloTavianireturnstotheworksofLuigiPirandello,whichthepairadaptedin1984(Chaos)and1998(YouLaugh).InkeepingwiththeSicilianplaywright’svision,thefilmisnotatallwhatitappearstobe.Thetitlemaycomefroma1910novella,butthereisnotraceofthatbook’sjealousy-riddledplot.Instead,thefocusisonPirandellohimself,orrather,hisashes,whicharetransportedfromahastyburialsiteinfascistRometoapermanentrestingplaceinSicily,onatrekthattakesusthroughpost-warItalyanditsfilmedmemories,asseeninnewsreels,amateurfilmsandfragmentsofNeorealism.Havingburiedthemaster,Leonoraaddiothenshiftsgearfromroadmovietofilmadaptation,buthereitpicksadifferentPirandellostory,namelythelastone,writtenshortlybeforehisdeathin1936.Fromthefarewellofthetitletoitsreturntothewriter’slastwords,itishardnottoreadthiswork,sofreeandyetsomuchapartoftheTavianiworld,asamovingbrotherlyfarewellwhich,justasin2012’sGoldenBearwinnerCaesarMustDie,onceagainusescinematogivevoicetoliteratureandhistory. Atwedding’sday’sevetheAndreathingsmanydifferentliveshecouldhavelived.Allofthem,inmanydifferentways,bringshimtohislovedLaura