What would his life have been like? Would he have been more or less happy? Because what emerges from the study of Levi’s biography is that he was a very unhappy man.
So, I imagined what would happen if he didn’t end up in that camp. In short, the character of Levi is very rich and multi-faceted, and “born” from the lager. But he continued to be a chemist all his life. He wanted to be a chemist and became a writer to keep alive the memory of what he had lived through. He was not a practicing Jew, but after the deportation, he began to take an interest in Judaism. So, I started from one of the things that struck me most about Levi: the fact that Auschwitz was a sort of sliding door for him, which led him not only to want to be a writer but also and above all, another person. And on the other hand, I can’t do things that don’t have an element of novelty otherwise, I get bored. But I didn’t want to do the usual “saintly” biopic.
But unfortunately, there is a need, because it seems that fascism is coming back into fashion. I would never have imagined that there would still be a need to let young people know that there was the Holocaust. But then I felt that I wanted to do it, that it was necessary to write about Primo Levi and his experience. Why did you want to write a film about Primo Levi? And is it about his life before or after Auschwitz?Īctually, a producer proposed it to me. What follows is a translated and edited version of our conversation. He also had a few things to say about the future of the “Commissario Montalbano” series. In August, I interviewed De Mola (via email) about his current projects, how he became a screenwriter, the crime drama genre, and a few other topics. De Mola is currently writing the scripts for the series’ second season.
#Comisario montalbano professional#
(Its first season is available on Mhz.) Imma, played with passion and intelligence by Vanessa Scalera, juggles her professional life with a sexist boss and a handsome young cop who is infatuated with her (and she with him) and her home life, with a devoted husband, a sullen teenage daughter, and a cold, disapproving mother-in-law.
#Comisario montalbano series#
He is also the head writer on “Imma Tataranni Sostituto Procuratore” (Imma Tataranni: Deputy Prosecutor), a hit series set in Matera that debuted on the RaiUno network in 2019. His script for This is a Man, a new film directed by Marco Turco and starring the actor Thomas Trabacchi as the writer and Holocaust survivor Primo Levi, is being shot in Italy. Īs this list of just some of the highlights of De Mola’s career indicates, he is hardworking and prolific. His other film credits include Fango e Gloria (Mud and Glory, 2014), winner of a special Nastro d’Argento award and a nominee for Best Film at the 2015 Italian Golden Globes C ento metri dal paradiso (One Hundred Meters From Paradise, 2012), nominated for a Nastro d’argento for Best Story.
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