To celebrate his ten years in Italy, Netflix pays homage to the great Italian cinema with a collection dedicated to the masterpieces of masters such as Fellini, Rossellini, Steno and Visconti.
In a world dominated by on -demand content and international productions, Netflix chooses to take a step back in time to look forward. On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of its arrival in Italy, the most popular streaming platform in the world pays homage to a pillar of world culture: Italian cinema. Thus was born the new collection “The great cinema made in Italy”an exclusive selection of masterpieces signed by the greatest masters of our cinema.
Within the section, the cinephiles will find real milestones of the seventh art, signed by authors of the caliber of Federico Fellini, Roberto Rossellini, Steno And Luchino Visconti. Among the unmissable titles include The Dolce Vita And 8th by Fellini, Rome open city, Paisà And Germany year zero of Rossellini, An American in Rome of Steno, and of course The gotopardo of Visconti.
And it is precisely the latter therefore that is again in the center of the scene: Netflix launched a new miniseries on 5 March In six episodes taken from the famous novel by Giuseppe Tomasi of Lampedusa. An ambitious production, with Kim Rossi Stuart in the role of the Prince of Salina, flanked by Benedetta Porcaroli, Deva Cassel And Saul Nanniwhich quickly won the attention of users, climbing first among the “titles of the moment” on the platform.
The series, shot in suggestive locations such as Palermo, Syracuse and Cataniaaims to offer a contemporary reading of the novel, while maintaining a strong loyalty to the original work. It is one of Netflix’s most ambitious Italian productions, which in recent years has intensified its commitment to enhance the local cultural heritage.
But the arrival of the new Leopard He had also triggered a subtle Challenge between streaming giants. There Raiin fact, he did not stay and took the opportunity to relaunch Visconti’s original film on his platform Raiplaypublishing a post on social networks with an eloquent tone: “If we want everything to remain as it is, everything must change. The leopard always remains the same: Visconti, Lancaster, Delon, Cardinal. The Leopard (the original one) finds it on Raiplay!”
A phrase that, although not explicitly mentions Netflix, has played as one quite clear arrow to the rival platform, claiming the authenticity and irreplaceability of the 1963 cult film, with Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon And Claudia Cardinal.
This challenge to content shots shows how Italian cinematoday more than ever, both at the center of cultural and media discourse. On the one hand, the conservation of the heritage; on the other, his reinterpretation for the new generations. Two different but complementary approaches that tell the vitality of a cinematographic legacy that continues to live and renew themselves.
But now even Netflix aims to pay homage to the size of the pastbut also to make these masterpieces accessible to a new generation of spectators.
