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. The series follows the evolution of the intricate relationship between the two childhood friends Andrea and Iacopo, and two noble sisters decayed, Elena and Luisa, against the backdrop of intrigue and stories of common life of the Tuscan Maremma in the nineteenth century (although the fiction was filmed in

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Production

The drama, produced by

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and Albatross Entertainment, is composed of a total of 15 episodes of 100 minutes each, the first of which debuted on Sunday 17 October 2010 in prime time on

. On 21 October 2012, the fiction back in prime time on

, with the second season, set in the early '900, tell through the evolution of the

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of Andrea and Elena, the

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of many

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, especially Maremma, to

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. The project combines the director

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and screenwriter Peter Exacoustos after the success of the series Elisa di Rivombrosa.

Cast and characters

Main cast

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as Elena * Rodrigo Guirao Diaz as Andrea * Sabrina Garciarena as Luisa * Fabrizio Bucci as Iacopo (season 1) * Ivan Gonzalez as Iacopo (season 2) *

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as Lupo *

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as Isabella (season 2) * Belen Leiva as Giulia (season 2) *

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as Zifolo (season 2) *

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as Alfredo Malagridas (season 2)

Criticism

Aldo Grasso pointed out that the series seems to "repeat Elisa di Rivombrosa", and called it "an exemplary feuilleton ', as with the four characteristics that have made the

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of the nineteenth century appendix: * the oleography, that is a setting that the viewer feels to belong to the past; * clichés, such as good versus evil, which is personified in the various characters; * the redemption, or the final victory of good over evil, despite all the difficulties; * the agnition, that the revelations and twists on the identity of the characters.

External links

* Italian television series RAI original programming Television shows set in Florence Television shows set in Tuscany {{Italy-tv-prog-stub

Production

Cast and characters

Main cast

Criticism

See also

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