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Per Elisa: An Italian Crime Story

2023 · 1 season

A sombre, slow-unfolding true-crime reconstruction that weighs heavily, trading thrills for the quiet dread of real events.

Created by
Andrea Valagussa, Valerio D'Annunzio
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Gianmarco Saurino, Anna Ferruzzo, Giacomo Giorgio
Overview
Reconstruction of one of the most shocking crime news events in recent decades: the murders of Elisa Claps and Heather Barnett by Danilo Restivo. The story begins on 12 September 1993 and takes place over a period of about twenty years between Potenza and the English coast of Bournemouth.

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Created by
Andrea Valagussa, Valerio D'Annunzio
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Gianmarco Saurino, Anna Ferruzzo, Giacomo Giorgio
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • grief
  • justice
  • deception
  • obsession
Places
  • small town
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror4
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
crime, drama, mystery
Created by
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Written by
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Starring
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