What is it about?
This article provides an analysis of the TV series Tutto può succedere (‘Anything could happen’) (RAI 1, 2015‐18), the Italian adaptation of the American format Parenthood (NBC, 2010‐15). The main objective is to examine, through a qualitative analysis of the texts, the narrative efficacy of the Italian adaptation both in terms of stylistic and expressive forms and cultural identity of the product.
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Why is it important?
The analysis assumes that every form of reproduction from an original text is always a ‘new story’. The founding elements of the new Italian story, as compared to the original, are: a stronger enhancement of the family’s unity, an approach to everyday reality more in a private perspective and a cultural reworking of the female characters. In so doing, Anything could happen proved to be an effective adaptation: it gave the story a specific Italian identity (the value of family and motherhood) and took from Parenthood innovative forms of storytelling with respect to the Italian narrative tradition.
Perspectives
This article allowed me to highlight the opportunities for a conscious use of the foreign format to create, also in Italy, well-constructed stories, capable of expressing emotions, and in tune with the Italian cultural tradition.
Anna Lucia Natale
Universita degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza
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This page is a summary of: Family stories in Italy and the United States: From Parenthood to Tutto può succedere, Journal of Italian Cinema and Media Studies, June 2020, Intellect,
DOI: 10.1386/jicms_00027_1.
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