"The Good Family"
Claudia Marra, Mediaset Distribution’s Manager, organizes virtual meetings with her clients for the upcoming Berlinale Festival & Market. “This year, I am thrilled to take a film by Lina Wertmüller on her anniversary, as I’d like to pay tribute to her extraordinary creativity with a feature film produced by Mediaset and broadcast on Canale 5 in 1990. I am talking of 'Sabato, Domenica e Lunedì' ('Saturday Sunday and Monday') based on a comedy by the Neapolitan writer Edoardo de Filippo."
"Sabato, domenica e lunedì" (1990), starring Sophia Loren, was initially broadcast by Canale 5 in two episodes and then released theatrically. The story is focused on Peppino and Rosa, who have been married for about 30 years. They live in a large house with a sea view in the Rione Terra with their children Rocco and Giulianella, grandfather Don Antonio, and Aunt Amelia. In this domestic comedy, Rosa (Sophia Loren), a mature mother of several children, is concerned that her beloved husband Don Peppino (Luca de Filippo) is losing interest in her and does his best to provoke some jealousy in him.
Other titles proposed by Mediaset Distribution include the hit drama series "The Good Family," recently broadcast by Mediaset with an excellent result of 3.5mln viewers and an average share of 17.7% in all four episodes. The drama series "On the Brink" ("Oltre la Soglia"), thriller series "The Silence of Water" ("Il Silenzio dell’acqua") season 1 &2, comedy series "Dear Brothers" and documentary "Rome."
"The Good Family"/"Una Famiglia perbene" (8x50’ episodes produced by 11 Marzo Film starring Giuseppe Zeno and Simona Cavallari) is a drama series loosely based on Rosa Ventrella's novel "Storia di una Famiglia perbene" (tr.A Decent Family), which takes place in Bari between 1985 and 1992, and follows Maria, the daughter of a fisherman, and Michele, the son of the mafia boss Nicola Straziota.
"On the Brink"/"Oltre la Soglia" (12 episodes of 50’, produced by Paypermoon) is a medical drama launched by flagship Canale 5 with an average share of 8.69%. The intense drama is centered on the daily life of a psychiatrist (Gabriella Pession) who deals with teenagers with mental problems.
"The Silence of Water"/"Il Silenzio dell’acqua" (8x50’ episodes produced by Garbo Productions 2 seasons broadcast by Canale 5 and France 3) is a mystery thriller set in the community of a small village by the sea, shocked by the brutal murder of adolescent Laura and by the terrible discovery of the culprit. The series has been sold to Walter Presents for the US market, Canada and Australia, and France 3.
