TV series

La coscienza di Zeno

1988 · 1 season

A wry, introspective literary chamber piece that drifts through memory and self-justification, rewarding patience with quiet irony.

Overview: A RAI miniseries, based on the novel by Italo Svevo.
How it feels: Melancholic, satirical, earnest and cynical. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Identity, obsession, guilt, memory
Content: Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
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Full breakdown

Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
obsession
guilt
memory
love
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
unreliable narrator
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild