Cinema and territory

The highly successful television series ” Inspector Montalbano “, taken from the same name novels of the Sicilian writer Andrea Cammilleri , filmed almost entirely in the province of Ragusa , has to rediscover the general public the beauty of this extreme edge of Sicily , attracting even the attention of some tourism .

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Even today are filmed scenes in the cathedral square and streets with a chance to meet the cast.

In fact the link of this land with cinema dates back to the Second World War and prestigious directors have courted.

It was Luigi Zampa who first chose the Iblei, and exactly Modica, for the setting of “Difficult years” based on a novel by Vitaliano Brancati “The old boots”.

And who can forget the comedy “Divorce Italian Style”, filmed in ’61 between Ispica and Ragusa, played by Marcello Mastroianni, Stefania Sandrelli, Lando Buzzanca and awarded the Oscar for the screenplay to Pietro Germi, Ennio De Concini and Alfredo Riannetti, showing grotesquely ancient Sicilian reality of honor killing. In Hyblaean they were shot numerous other films: in 1975 Luigi Zampa turned in Ragusa to film “People of Respect” with Franco Nero. In the decade that follows will still be some scenes of “The cities of the world”,

“The excluded” based on the novel by Pirandello and directed by Peter Schivazappa, some scenes of “John”, “The new monsters” by Dino Risi and “come and Joe Margherito” with Bud Spencer and Terence Hill.

In 1984 the great cinema authors’ makes its appearance in the Val di Noto with the Taviani brothers who ambientano “Kaos”, taken from the homonymous novel by Luigi Pirandello. For the first time with the Taviani we are measured the scenic beauty of the Iblei and not only its monumental Baroque.

Danielle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub at Donnafugata will turn “The Death of Empedocles”. In the 90 films are shot here at a relentless pace for both television for movies and even commercials.

Vito Zagarrio turns “Women of the Moon” enhancing splendid coastal locations such as the “Pisciotto” Sampieri.

Also on the coast ibleo are filmed scenes of “Thief of children” by Gianni Amelio and in 1993 Francis Crescimone turns “The triptych by Antonello.”

With Nino Manfredi, Nicholas Simone turn Bassoon villa near Clearly Gulfi, “moon shot” and in the same places, in 1996, Roberto Faenza made “Marianna Ucria” novel by Dacia Maraini. But the highlight is with “The Star” by Giuseppe Tornatore, magnificent art film of the Oscar-winning director, and with “The Room of the Scirocco” by Maurizio Sciarra.

Gabriele Lavia filmed “Liolà” Noto adapted from the play by Luigi Pirandello. Among the actors cast stand Giancarlo Giannini, Michele Placido and Raul Bova.

Latest game, released in early 2015, based on a true story, “Italian Baroque” made in the beautiful baroque town of Scicli, by the Sicilian director Alessia Poor with actors Marco Bocci, Elena Radonicich and Barbara Tabita.