(ANSA) - ROME, AUGUST 09 - New life for the Betrothed on TV.
The novel by Alessandro Manzoni, already brought to the small screen twice, the historical one in black and white of 1967 with the pain of Sandro Bolchi and a cast that made history with Paola Pitagora and Nino Castelnuovo and that of 1987 directed by Salvatore Nocita with Alberto Sordi unforgettable Don Abbondioaccanto to Burt Lancaster, Franco Nero as well as the young DannyQuinn and Delphine Forest like Renzo and Lucia, is preparing to return.
It will be a series in eight episodes of 50 minutes.
"It is in the script phase - says to ANSA Roberto Sessa, producer of Picomedia - written by Francesco Piccolo, GiuliaCalenda and Ilaria Macchia, the same author group for La Storiada Elsa Morante who is making Francesca Archibugi. The Promessi Sposi, on the set in 2023, will be seen on Rai, which with Rai Fiction produces with us, Beta Film and the French co-producer Thalie Images, just like for La Storia. It will certainly be a philological version of Manzoni, but at the same time very modern and will also be able to speak to the new generations ".
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