TORONTO – Specifically speaking, the classic “whodunnit” story refers to the golden age of mystery fiction of the 1920s and 30s, led by British authors like Dorothy L. Sayers and Agatha Christie. But there have been variations on the sleuth narrative for virtually millennia, which might also account for some of Italy’s obsession with crime drama…
TORONTO – Per essere precisi, la classica storia del “chi è il colpevole” si riferisce all’età d’oro della narrativa gialla degli anni ’20 e ’30, guidata da autori britannici come Dorothy L. Sayers e Agatha Christie. Ma ci sono state variazioni della narrazione del detective per quasi millenni, il che potrebbe anche spiegare parte dell’ossessione italiana per i drammi criminali…
TORONTO – In this climate of intense political polarization, the art of storytelling has all but died. Yes, writers like Dante, Shakespeare and Hemingway imbued their work with views so political that it led to exile, heavy government scrutiny and surveillance. But while these scribes wrote about the suffering of the working class, the dangers of authoritarianism and the corruptibility of the powerful, their works were layered masterpieces…
TORONTO – In questo clima di intensa polarizzazione politica, l’arte del raccontare storie è quasi completamente morta. Sì, scrittori come Dante, Shakespeare e Hemingway hanno infuso le loro opere di visioni così politiche da portare all’esilio, a un rigoroso controllo e sorveglianza governativa. Ma mentre questi scribi scrivevano della sofferenza della classe operaia, dei pericoli dell’autoritarismo e della corruttibilità dei potenti, le loro opere erano capolavori stratificati…
TORONTO – Prominent Italian Filmmaker Gabriele Muccino has just released his latest film Things We Don’t Say, adapted from the Delia Ephron’s American novel “Siracusa”. Both Muccino and Ephron have built their resumes on emotionally driven dramas, albeit from two distinct perspectives and parts of the world. Naturally, the catalyst for their collaboration was an Italian setting – Siracusa – that is until Muccino switched it out for Tangiers, Morocco…
