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A Professor

2021 · 3 seasons

A warm, talky school drama where philosophy lessons untangle teenage troubles and grown-up messes alike.

Created by
Alessandro D'Alatri
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Family
Starring
Alessandro Gassmann, Claudia Pandolfi, Nicolas Maupas
Overview
Based on the Catalan format Merlí by Hector Lozano, produced by Veranda for TV3 Lagardère Studios Distribution. Dante Balestra is a philosophy teacher who, after many years away, returns to Rome to care for his son Simone. Charming and unconventional, the teacher takes a class at the Leonardo Da Vinci High School, where he applies his unconventional teaching methods and develops a very special relationship with his students, including Simone. But his approach quickly leads to his personal and professional lives becoming confused, and the return from the past of Anita, a former flame of his and now the mother of Manuel, the class "black sheep," makes things even more complicated.

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Created by
Alessandro D'Alatri
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Family
Starring
Alessandro Gassmann, Claudia Pandolfi, Nicolas Maupas
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    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • coming-of-age
    • family
    • identity
    • love
    • education
    Places
    • school
    • big city
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    • ensemble
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour5
    Realism7
    Romance5
    Tension4
    Darkness3
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    drama, comedy, family
    Created by
    Alessandro D'Alatri
    Starring
    Alessandro Gassmann, Claudia Pandolfi, Nicolas Maupas, Damiano Gavino, Christiane Filangieri, Francesca Cavallin, Paolo Conticini, Federica Cifola
    Length
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    Network
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    Country
    Italy
    Languages
    Italian

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