The «collapse of time»: performance aesthetics

Abstract

We are well aware that each transposition is an independent work, that the principle of fidelity to the source of origin has been passed for a while. But taking a free hand does not always mean to follow a truly free inspiration. In the Netflix series The Leopard, based on the novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa’s, freedom turns out to be deceptive: on the surface unbridled, in fact bound by hegemonic trends of thought and taste. It is worth examining this issue in depth, as we try to do through the following papers: Clotilde Bertoni analyzes the series’ adherence to the most widespread vision of the novel, and its adaptation to the standards of political correctness; Giulia Carluccio, starting from the episode set in Turin, considers its relationship with the novel, with Luchino Visconti’s film based on it, and with the broader imagery superimposed on them; Stefania Rimini connects it to the recurring features of the current period dramas, then focusing on its representation of environments and landscapes.