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Inspector De Luca (TV Series)
''Inspector de Luca'' () is an Italian television series produced and broadcast by RAI, based on the De Luca trilogy (1990-1996) of detective novels by Carlo Lucarelli. The USA DVD box title is ''Detective De Luca'' with the tag line, "He's not a fascist/ He's not a partisan/ He's just a cop." Concept and scope Covering the period from 1938 to 1948 in Bologna,DVD sleeve notes the series centers on '' Commissario'' Achille de Luca, and is set from the height of Fascist era in Italy to the immediate post-war period. Dashing and attractive to women, De Luca is depicted as an honest cop, a determined and principled policeman working in a corrupt and politically charged environment. While concerned only with truth and justice but not for the bigger picture, he manages to avoid taking sides. Production The series comprises four episodes, three of which are based on novels by Lucarelli, while the first serves as an introduction to the character and the ''milieu''. The series was d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Lucarelli
Carlo Lucarelli (born 26 October 1960) is an Italian crime-writer, Re-linked 2014-04-26 TV presenter, and magazine editor. He was shortlisted for the in 2003 for the novel ''Almost Blue''. Early life Lucarelli was born at , the son of a physician. He was interested in literature and theatre when he was young, and studied Literature and History. Already in his years of study, during his research for his thesis subject he got in touch with the material for his first two books, which take place during the time of |