Documentary
Fremantle has won a bidding war for exclusive rights to produce a high-end documentary about Raffaella Carrà, the iconic Italian singer, actor, dancer and TV host who was a pop culture sensation across Europe and Latin America.
Carrà, who died in July at 78, rose to fame in Italy as a singer and dancer during the 1970’s as co-host of the variety show “Canzonissima,” where she plugged her original songs directly into its dance and music numbers, including the show’s opening credits. On the show she famously wore a risquè outfit that marked the first time a woman dared to expose her midriff on TV in Italy, sparking an uproar form the Vatican and sending the ratings soaring. But Carrà was never one of the many women whose bodies were exploited on Italian TV. On the contrary, she became a symbol of female empowerment.
In 1976, she sang her first major international hit,...
Fremantle has won a bidding war for exclusive rights to produce a high-end documentary about Raffaella Carrà, the iconic Italian singer, actor, dancer and TV host who was a pop culture sensation across Europe and Latin America.
Carrà, who died in July at 78, rose to fame in Italy as a singer and dancer during the 1970’s as co-host of the variety show “Canzonissima,” where she plugged her original songs directly into its dance and music numbers, including the show’s opening credits. On the show she famously wore a risquè outfit that marked the first time a woman dared to expose her midriff on TV in Italy, sparking an uproar form the Vatican and sending the ratings soaring. But Carrà was never one of the many women whose bodies were exploited on Italian TV. On the contrary, she became a symbol of female empowerment.
In 1976, she sang her first major international hit,...
- 12/21/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Italian cultural icon Raffaella Carrà’s life is to be spotlighted in a documentary from Fremantle.
Carrà, who died earlier this year aged 78, was known as the “lady of Italian television” and had a seven-decades-long career as an actress, recording artist, presenter, model and, later, a symbol of liberation and women’s rights.
Fremantle has taken the exclusive global option rights from the official rights owner and will forge an in-depth documentary, spearheaded by Group COO Andrea Scrosati, Italy CEO Gabriele Immirzi, Spain CEO Nathalie Garcia, Global Head of Documentaries Mandy Chang and Italian Head of Documentaries Alessandro De Rita. The project will also be supported in Spain by newly-appointed Cero Coma Producciones MD Fernando Jerez.
Born in Bologna in 1943, Carrà was discovered when she was young, signing a deal with 20th Century Fox in 1965 and appearing in Von Ryan’s Express alongside Frank Sinatra.
She became the first Italian...
Carrà, who died earlier this year aged 78, was known as the “lady of Italian television” and had a seven-decades-long career as an actress, recording artist, presenter, model and, later, a symbol of liberation and women’s rights.
Fremantle has taken the exclusive global option rights from the official rights owner and will forge an in-depth documentary, spearheaded by Group COO Andrea Scrosati, Italy CEO Gabriele Immirzi, Spain CEO Nathalie Garcia, Global Head of Documentaries Mandy Chang and Italian Head of Documentaries Alessandro De Rita. The project will also be supported in Spain by newly-appointed Cero Coma Producciones MD Fernando Jerez.
Born in Bologna in 1943, Carrà was discovered when she was young, signing a deal with 20th Century Fox in 1965 and appearing in Von Ryan’s Express alongside Frank Sinatra.
She became the first Italian...
- 12/21/2021
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
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