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International Disruptors: Indiana Execs Reflect On Tapping Into Spirit Of UK Costume Dramas For Italian-Language Drama ‘The Leopard’: “We Were Among Six Projects Vying For The Rights”
International Disruptors: Indiana Execs Reflect On Tapping Into Spirit Of UK Costume Dramas For Italian-Language Netflix-Backed Series 'The Leopard'
With its majestic Sicilian landscapes, 19th-Century palace settings, sumptuous party scenes and ensemble cast led by Kim Rossi Stuart and Benedetta Porcaroli, this year’s Netflix-backed adaptation of Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa’s historical novel The Leopard is one of Italy ’s most ambitious costume dramas series to date. Warlow bought into Donvito and Pavoncello’s desire to explore the political themes in the novel and also added a stronger female dimension by expanding the role of Fabrizio Corbèra’s beloved older daughter Concetta (Porcaroli). Prior to The Leopard, the company racked up more than 50 feature credits, including Virzi’s The First Beautiful Thing and Human Capital, Giorgio Diritti’s Lubo, Liliana Cavani’s The Order of Time, Gabriele Salvatores’ Casanova’s Return and Mario Martone’s Massimo Troisi bio-doc Somebody Down There Likes Me.
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