, before moving to Naples and Lazio later in the year. Beta handles world sales.
Archibugi also serves as writer alongside Francesco Piccolo as well as Giulia Calenda and Ilaria Macchia . Primetime Emmy-nominated Luca Bigazzi will serve as DOP; the set designer is Ludovica Ferrario ; and Catherine Buyse Dian and Valentina Monticelli are responsible for costume design. Maria Pia Ammirati, head of drama at Rai, said: “It was a simple decision to partner with Picomedia, Thalie Images and Beta for the production of a series based on Elsa Morante’s ‘La Storia.’ It is one of those novels that, while restoring atmosphere and spirit of an historical period – in this case World War II and the years following it – captures the tragedy of a human condition and delivers unforgettable characters and situations to literature and society.