Many crime series set in Italy are now available on DVD. These are basically TV mini-series which eventually have been released commercially on DVD in a variety of markets around the world.
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Often, to view these terrific shows, one must own a region-free DVD player capable of handling both NTSC and PAL video formats. For more technical detail use the following link:
Some of the series are based on mystery novels by international best selling authors:
• Donna Leon's Commissario Guido Brunetti
- 18 Episodes, filmed to date
- Set in Venice
- Filmed in German
- Episodes 1-8 are now available with English subtitles from MHz Networks
• Andrea Camilleri's Inspector Salvo Montalbano
- 22 Episodes, to date
- Set in Sicily
- Filmed in Italian with English subtitles
- Available commercially from a variety of sources
• Carlo Lucarelli's Inspector Coliandro
- Four Seasons with a total of 14 Episodes
- Set in Bologna
- Filmed in Italian with English subtitles
- Episodes 1-8 are now available from MHz Networks
• Carlo Lucarelli's Commissario De Luca (Info on the novels)
- 4 Episodes
- Set in and around Bologna, 1938-1948
- Filmed in Italian with English subtitles
- Now available from Amazon.it (in Italy)
• Michael Dibdin's Aurelio Zen
- 3 Episodes shown on the BBC and PBS
- Set mostly in and around Rome
- Filmed in English with mostly English Actors
- Available now from Amazon
Others series have been written for TV:
• La Omicidi (Homicide Squad)
- 6 Episodes
- Set in Rome
- Filmed in Italian with English subtitles
- Available commercially
• La Piovra (The Octopus), Taking on the Mafia
- 10 Seasons (1984-2001)
- Mostly set in Sicily
- Filmed in Italian with English subtitles
- Available commercially
Great films have been produced from individual mystery or suspense novels set in Italy. Some of our favorites are:
• Patricia Highsmith's Tom Ripley
• Carlo Lucarelli's Ispettore Grazia Negro (Almost Blue)
• Luca di Fulvio's Inspector Giacomo Amaldi (The Mannequin Man)
