TV series

Cinico TV

1992–1998 · 3 seasons

A bleak, absurd, and darkly funny descent into human squalor, shot in stark black and white.

Overview: The program consists of clips featuring interviews conducted by the two directors with alienated, crazy, and squalid characters against the backdrop of a desolate Sicily. A characteristic feature is the black and white footage. The subjects are all strictly male: there is no place for femininity in absolute squalor and desolation.
How it feels: Dark, absurd, satirical and bleak. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Isolation, madness, politics, class
Content: Strong language. Mild violence, gore and sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
madness
politics
class
identity
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: mockumentary
anthology
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: comedy
Created by: Daniele Ciprì, Franco Maresco
Written by: Daniele Ciprì, Franco Maresco
Starring: Francesco Tirone, Carlo Giordano, Pietro Giordano, Marcello Miranda, Giuseppe Paviglianiti, Franco Abbate, Rosolino Abbate, Giuseppe Filangeri
Cinematography: Daniele Ciprì
Length: 3 seasons, 54 episodes
Network: Rai 3
Country: Italy
Languages: Italian