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Il Commissario Ricciardi

Genre

Tv series – 2 seasons, 10 episodes

Cast

Lino Guanciale, Antonio Milo, Enrico Ianniello, Serena Iansiti, Maria Vera Ratti, Mario Pirrello, Peppe Servillo, Nunzia Schiavo, Marco Palvetti, Giovanni Allocca, Roberto Giordano, Fabrizia Sacchi, Adriano Falivene

Directed by

Alessandro D'Alatri (st.1), Gianpaolo Tescari (st.2)

Il Commissario Ricciardi

Genre

Tv series – 2 seasons, 10 episodes

Cast

Lino Guanciale, Antonio Milo, Enrico Ianniello, Serena Iansiti, Maria Vera Ratti, Mario Pirrello, Pep

Directed by

Alessandro D'Alatri (st.1), Gianpaolo Tescari (st.2)
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Where it was filmed 'Il Commissario Ricciardi'

In 1930s Naples, in the midst of the Fascist regime, Luigi Alfredo Ricciardi (Lino Guanciale) is a police commissioner whose station, the Regia Questura di Napoli, is shown as the entrance to the Palazzo della Prefettura, one of the buildings that stands on the striking piazza del Plebiscito which is dominated to the east by the Royal Palace, also a story location, and to the west by the Neoclassical façade and colonnade of the Basilica of St. Francis of Paola. The interiors of the police station are those of the courtyard of the Capodimonte museum.

The Palazzo della Prefettura also flanks the Western side of piazza Trieste e Trento, housing on the ground floor the Caffè Gambrinus, a renowned cafe dating to the early 1900s whose  original liberty style interiors have been perfectly conserved, where Maurizio De Giovanni could “see” his commissioner, later transforming him into the focal point of a very successful series of novels: it is a place favoured by Ricciardi who often chooses an indoor table and here meets his doctor friend Bruno Modo (Enrico Ianniello), Livia Lucani (Serena Iansiti) and others. Facing the cafe is the prestigious, historic Teatro di San Carlo where a famous tenor is murdered in the first episode. On the other side of piazza Trieste e Trento is the 17th century Church of St. Ferdinand (which gives its name to the entire neighbourhood) also known at the Artists Church, where Ricciardi has several conversations with don Pierino Fava (Peppe Servillo), an opera afficionado. The second episode opens and closes in the nearby Teatro Sannazaro, the “jewellery box” of via Chiaia.

Sets recreating the dressing rooms and wardrobe department of Teatro San Carlo were built in the former NATO area of Bagnoli, as was via Toledo in the 1930s with its shops including that owned by the Colombo family which attracts the commissioner’s attention. The steep, stepped alleyways that appear to be the historical centre of Naples actually hide the postierle, as the streets that connect the lower and upper parts of Taranto are known: the Apulian town also provided locations in via Duomo, via Nuova and several interiors. Locations in Portici included the Reggia which stood in for a hospital and the former Landriani College.

Numerous palaces in Naples and the surrounding area provide backdrops. The pensione Belvedere, where Brigadier Raffaele Maione (Antonio Milo) heads to investigate the victim’s movements in episode 1, is actually Villa Volpicelli, a 17th century monumental palace in via Ferdinando Russo in the hilltop neighbourhood of Posillipo. Livia Lucani, wife of the victim and future friend of the commissioner, is a guest at Villa Pignatelli, a Neoclassical building on the Riviera di Chiaia. Palazzo Mondo in Capodrise is the setting for the crime involving a woman in episode 3. In the series it serves as the residence for the family of the Duke of Musso di Camparino and appears to be in largo Donna Regina next to the Church of St. Mary Donnaregina Nuova where the victim’s funeral is held. The Pompeian house ofPalazzo Venezia is the residence of the murdered woman’s stepson. Shortly after, Livia shows off her singing voice during a dinner with Ricciardi in the frescoed salon of Villa Domi.

In a series set entirely in Naples, the seafront of via Partenope must naturally be included, it leads to Castel dell’Ovo which offers a view described as a “spectacle of eternal beauty” by a man who calls himself Falco, charged with “protecting” Livia Lucani.

In episode 4, the Succorpo Vanvitelliano, an underground 18th century Church built beneath the imposing cupola of the Basilica della Santissima Annunziata Maggiore in Forcella, is a refuge for street children. In the area near the massive Annunziata complex, its interiors and courtyard (where the funeral procession of the victim leaves for burial at the cemetery of Poggioreale), Ricciardi investigates the mysterious death of one of the small guests whose body is found in the tondo di Capodimonte, an oval-shaped piazza in the Stella neighbourhood that the police approach through the adjacent gardens of the Princess  Iolanda.

The funeral procession for “Vipera”, the victim in episode 5, is held at the Royal Forest of Capodimonte, where Dr. Modo reacts to the provocation of a Fascist squad and is arrested shortly after. While waiting to be taken to Ventotene, he is held near the San Vincenzo harbour.

In episode 6, Enrica (Maria Vera Ratti), a counsellor at the summer camp in Monte di Procida (Ischia in the series) who is unhappily in love, meets a man on Acquamorta beach.  Ricciardi, meanwhile, is busy with the case of a murdered doctor, while Brigadier Maione, a jealous husband, is reassured about his wife in the Church of Sant’Anna dei Lombardi.

In addition to Naples, shooting took place in Capua, in via Ludovico Abenavolo and corso Gran Priorato di Malta, Castel Volturno and Nocera Inferiore at the former Bruno Tofano Barracks (in the medieval Borgo neighbourhood); and some interiors in Marcianise and Recale.

Where it was filmed 'Il Commissario Ricciardi'

In 1930s Naples, in the midst of the Fascist regime, Luigi Alfredo Ricciardi (Lino Guanciale) is a police commissioner whose station, the Regia Questura di Napoli, is shown as the entrance to the Palazzo della Prefettura, one of the buildings that stands on the striking piazza del Plebiscito which is dominated to the east by the Royal Palace, also a story location, and to the west by the Neoclassical façade and colonnade of the Basilica of St. Francis of Paola. The interiors of the police station are those of the courtyard of the Capodimonte museum.

The Palazzo della Prefettura also flanks the Western side of piazza Trieste e Trento, housing on the ground floor the Caffè Gambrinus, a renowned cafe dating to the early 1900s whose  original liberty style interiors have been perfectly conserved, where Maurizio De Giovanni could “see” his commissioner, later transforming him into the focal point of a very successful series of novels: it is a place favoured by Ricciardi who often chooses an indoor table and here meets his doctor friend Bruno Modo (Enrico Ianniello), Livia Lucani (Serena Iansiti) and others. Facing the cafe is the prestigious, historic Teatro di San Carlo where a famous tenor is murdered in the first episode. On the other side of piazza Trieste e Trento is the 17th century Church of St. Ferdinand (which gives its name to the entire neighbourhood) also known at the Artists Church, where Ricciardi has several conversations with don Pierino Fava (Peppe Servillo), an opera afficionado. The second episode opens and closes in the nearby Teatro Sannazaro, the “jewellery box” of via Chiaia.

Sets recreating the dressing rooms and wardrobe department of Teatro San Carlo were built in the former NATO area of Bagnoli, as was via Toledo in the 1930s with its shops including that owned by the Colombo family which attracts the commissioner’s attention. The steep, stepped alleyways that appear to be the historical centre of Naples actually hide the postierle, as the streets that connect the lower and upper parts of Taranto are known: the Apulian town also provided locations in via Duomo, via Nuova and several interiors. Locations in Portici included the Reggia which stood in for a hospital and the former Landriani College.

Numerous palaces in Naples and the surrounding area provide backdrops. The pensione Belvedere, where Brigadier Raffaele Maione (Antonio Milo) heads to investigate the victim’s movements in episode 1, is actually Villa Volpicelli, a 17th century monumental palace in via Ferdinando Russo in the hilltop neighbourhood of Posillipo. Livia Lucani, wife of the victim and future friend of the commissioner, is a guest at Villa Pignatelli, a Neoclassical building on the Riviera di Chiaia. Palazzo Mondo in Capodrise is the setting for the crime involving a woman in episode 3. In the series it serves as the residence for the family of the Duke of Musso di Camparino and appears to be in largo Donna Regina next to the Church of St. Mary Donnaregina Nuova where the victim’s funeral is held. The Pompeian house ofPalazzo Venezia is the residence of the murdered woman’s stepson. Shortly after, Livia shows off her singing voice during a dinner with Ricciardi in the frescoed salon of Villa Domi.

In a series set entirely in Naples, the seafront of via Partenope must naturally be included, it leads to Castel dell’Ovo which offers a view described as a “spectacle of eternal beauty” by a man who calls himself Falco, charged with “protecting” Livia Lucani.

In episode 4, the Succorpo Vanvitelliano, an underground 18th century Church built beneath the imposing cupola of the Basilica della Santissima Annunziata Maggiore in Forcella, is a refuge for street children. In the area near the massive Annunziata complex, its interiors and courtyard (where the funeral procession of the victim leaves for burial at the cemetery of Poggioreale), Ricciardi investigates the mysterious death of one of the small guests whose body is found in the tondo di Capodimonte, an oval-shaped piazza in the Stella neighbourhood that the police approach through the adjacent gardens of the Princess  Iolanda.

The funeral procession for “Vipera”, the victim in episode 5, is held at the Royal Forest of Capodimonte, where Dr. Modo reacts to the provocation of a Fascist squad and is arrested shortly after. While waiting to be taken to Ventotene, he is held near the San Vincenzo harbour.

In episode 6, Enrica (Maria Vera Ratti), a counsellor at the summer camp in Monte di Procida (Ischia in the series) who is unhappily in love, meets a man on Acquamorta beach.  Ricciardi, meanwhile, is busy with the case of a murdered doctor, while Brigadier Maione, a jealous husband, is reassured about his wife in the Church of Sant’Anna dei Lombardi.

In addition to Naples, shooting took place in Capua, in via Ludovico Abenavolo and corso Gran Priorato di Malta, Castel Volturno and Nocera Inferiore at the former Bruno Tofano Barracks (in the medieval Borgo neighbourhood); and some interiors in Marcianise and Recale.

Food and wine

During episode 1, Il senso del dolore, Bruno Modo – medical examiner – bites into a sfogliatella riccia, a pastry from the area of Campania, as he updates Ricciardi on details from his observation of the corpse of the great tenor Arnaldo Vezzi in the famous Caffè Gambrinus.

The main characters in Episode 2, La condanna del sangue, include a pizza baker, the victim of usury, and also features the famous Neapolitan pizza “a portafoglio” (wallet), whose name reflects how it is folded over so it can be eaten on the go. Another dish typical of Campania in episode 2 is pasta alla genovese, which Brigadier Maione is extremely fond of: a ragù made with a large quantity of onions (and no tomato), its scent is so strong it sticks to clothes.

In episode 3, Il posto di ognuno, Maione starts a diet out of jealousy but cannot resist a plate of another regional speciality, pasta e fagioli con le cozze (pasta and beans with mussels), made by his wife Lucia. Bambinella, his informant, is eating a frittata di maccheroni (pasta omelette) when the Brigadier goes to see him.

A dish from the Cilento area is mentioned In episode 4, Il giorno dei morti when Rosa, Ricciardi’s ancient nursemaid, teaches Enrica, the victim in love with the commissioner, how to make zuppa di ceci (chickpea soup).

Episode 5, Vipera, takes place during the Easter festivities: pastiera napoletana, a Neapolitan speciality always eaten at Easter, is made with a base of shortcrust pastry and filled with ricotta, grain and various other flavourings.

The recipe in Episode 6 entitled In fondo al tuo cuore is for ciccimaretati, a peasant dish of cereals and pulses from the Cilento area, which is made by Rosa’s niece Nelide.

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Data sheet

Genre
Tv series – 2 seasons, 10 episodes
Directed by
Alessandro D'Alatri (st.1), Gianpaolo Tescari (st.2)
Cast
Lino Guanciale, Antonio Milo, Enrico Ianniello, Serena Iansiti, Maria Vera Ratti, Mario Pirrello, Peppe Servillo, Nunzia Schiavo, Marco Palvetti, Giovanni Allocca, Roberto Giordano, Fabrizia Sacchi, Adriano Falivene
Country of production
Italy
Year
2021
Setting year
1930s
Production

Rai Fiction, Clemart

Plot
In 1930s Naples, in the midst of the Fascist regime, Police Commissioner Ricciardi - a character created by Maurizio De Giovanni - has a terrible secret: he can see the souls of those who suffered a violent death and hear their last thoughts. An ability useful in helping him solve murder cases.

The locations

Capua
Region: Campania Type: Village Territory: Historical centre, Village
Castel dell'Ovo
Region: Campania Type: Castle Territory: Historical centre, Sea
Capodimonte Museum and Park
Region: Campania Type: Museum Territory: City
Royal Palace of Naples
Region: Campania Type: Palazzo Territory: Historical centre, City, Sea
Piazza del Plebiscito – Naples
Region: Campania Type: Square Territory: Historical centre, City
Royal Palace of Portici
Region: Campania Type: Palazzo Territory: Historical centre, Small town, Sea
Acquamorta Beach – Monte di Procida
Region: Campania Type: Beach Territory: Sea, Village
Taranto Old Town
Region: Puglia Type: Historical village (Borgo) Territory: Historical centre, City, Sea
Teatro di San Carlo – Naples
Region: Campania Type: Theatre Territory: Historical centre, City
Villa Pignatelli
Region: Campania Type: Villa Territory: City, Sea

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