Blogs in September 2025

Daughter of Genoa 18th September 2025

In Nazi-occupied Italy, keeping secrets could be deadly. Genoa, 1944: Widowed and alone, Anna Pastorino has been surviving on her wits since the Germans invaded. The daughter of a prominent Jewish antifascist, Anna lives a hidden life in her...

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Stars in an Italian Sky 7th March 2023

Genoa, Italy, 1946. Vincenzo and Giovanna fall in love the moment they set eyes on each other. The son of a count and the daughter of a tailor, they belong to opposing worlds – but the undeniable spark between...

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La Superba 2nd June 2017

A writer who becomes trapped in his walk on the wild side in mysterious and exotic Genoa, centring on the stories of migration and immigration, legal and illegal, telling the story of modern Europe. Part migrant story, part perverse...

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The Mannequin Man 1st January 1970

Chief Inspector Giacomo Amaldi knows he is dealing with a serial killer, a taxidermist who stalks his victims: amidst a garbage strike, the detective has to find his clues in this unnamed Italian city.

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A House near Luccoli 1st January 1970

Over three years since the charismatic composer, violinist, and singer Alessandro Stradella sought refuge in the palaces and twisted alleys of Genoa, royally welcomed despite the alleged scandals and even crimes that forced him to flee from Rome, Venice,...

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