TV series

Vino e pane

1973 · 1 season

A quiet, serious immersion into a hidden life among mountain villagers, where ideals and nostalgia press against watchful silence.

Overview: In 1935, Pietro Spina, a communist intellectual forced to emigrate for political reasons, secretly returns to Italy, driven by nostalgia for his homeland. Under the identity of Don Paolo Spada, a priest recovering from illness, he moves to Pietrasecca, a small village in the mountains of Abruzzo.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Identity, politics, isolation, faith
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
politics
isolation
faith
loyalty
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild