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For a Handful of Books

1998–2020 · 23 seasons

A relaxed, chatty studio hour where young readers trade lively opinions about books, easy to dip into.

Created by
Igor Skofic
Genres
Talk
Starring
Piero D'Orfles, Patrizio Roversi, Neri Marcorè
Overview
The Rai3 program that features two school classes comparing notes on a literary classic.

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Created by
Igor Skofic
Genres
Talk
Starring
Piero D'Orfles, Patrizio Roversi, Neri Marcorè
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • education
  • art
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
Places
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance1
Tension1
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
talk
Created by
Igor Skofic
Starring
Piero D'Orfles, Patrizio Roversi, Neri Marcorè, Veronica Pivetti, Geppi Cucciari
Length
23 seasons, 453 episodes
Network
Rai 3
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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