Inspector Montalbano (Italian: Il commissario Montalbano[il kommisˈsaːrjo montalˈbaːno]) is an Italian television series produced and broadcast by RAI since 1999, based on the detective novels of Andrea Camilleri. The protagonist is commissario (Commissioner) Salvo Montalbano, and the stories are set in the imaginary town of Vigàta, Sicily. In 2012 the series generated a prequel, The Young Montalbano.
Aug 22, 2015 All 26 episodes of Detective Montalbano! Available on MHz Choice! MHz Choice is a brand new streaming service that features the best international mysteries, dramas & comedies. I love to introduce people to the fine work of Andrea Camilleri and Sicilian Detective Montalbano as played by Luca Zingaretti. Filled with the lovely images and people of the island, this series is an exceptional set of mysteries. The first one, THE SNACK THIEF, deals with Arab immigrants, theft, terrorists and one small boy. Sep 14, 2018 I can't off hand remember the link but if you google RAI TV you will get the site for RAI the Italian broadcasting company, if you then search for Commissario Montalbano you can watch the whole series, via their archived material. It is free but obviously, there are no subtitles, so your listening comprehension needs to be fairly good.
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Sicily (Southern Italy). Inspector Salvo Montalbano, the police chief (commissario) of Vigàta, a fictional town in the fictional province of Montelusa (Province of Ragusa), is a gruff character who is responsible and serious at work, but often also open and friendly with people he knows he can trust. Montalbano must investigate various criminal acts in his area which, thanks to his intelligence and the help of numerous assistants, even outside the police, he always manages to solve by reconstructing the exact events. Among his colleagues at the police station are his deputy, Inspector Domenico 'Mimì' Augello, Detective Giuseppe Fazio, officer Galluzzo and the awkward policeman Agatino Catarella. Among his external collaborators are his Swedish friend Ingrid Sjöström (she lives in Vigata), the journalist Nicolo Zito, Dr. Pasquano and, more rarely, Adelina, his cook. In his private life, Salvo carries on a long-distance relationship with Livia Burlando, with whom he has a sometimes tempestuous relationship but within which love always prevails.
Inspector Montalbano On NetflixCast[edit]Main characters[edit]
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Il Commissario Montalbano Episodi Completi 2016
The Series 10 episodes (27 and 28)— 'A Delicate Matter' and 'The Mud Pyramid' — were released for streaming by MHz Networks on 28 June 2016.[17]
Filming finished at the end of July 2019 on three new episodes — 'La rete di protezione' and 'Il metodo Catalanotti' based on full-length novels by Andrea Camilleri, not yet translated into English and 'Salvo amato Livia mia' based on a short story from 'Gli Arancini di Montalbano' by Andrea Camilleri, not yet translated into English. These episodes are expected to be shown in Italy early 2020.
Production[edit]
Offices of the Commissioner
Montalbano's house in the fictional Marinella; actually in Punta Secca, a district of Santa Croce Camerina
Given the success of the Andrea Camilleri novels, publishing by Sellerio (Palermo), RAI with Palomar [it], commissioned a television series, in co-operation with Sweden's SVT, Sveriges Television, of most of the novels and short stories. Each closely follows the plot of the novels, in some cases joining several short stories. Alberto Sironi has directed the entire series. Luca Zingaretti had to adjust his accent to Sicilian having been born in Rome. Camilleri was teaching at the time when Zingaretti was studying at the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico. Austrian actress Katharina Böhm, then Lina Perned, both dubbed by Claudia Catani, and now Sonia Bergamasco play his girlfriend Livia, while Cesare Bocci plays his deputy, and Peppino Mazzotta plays his most trusted detective Fazio.
Although Camilleri set his books in a fictionalized version of the province of Agrigento, much of the show is filmed in the province of Ragusa. The exteriors in some episodes, such as de la Mànnara (Fornace Penna) were actually filmed in Sampieri, while Montalbano's headquarters are in Scicli, as are the offices of Commissioner Bonetti-Alderighi (actually that of the mayor of Scicli). Other scenes were filmed in Ragusa Ibla, Modica, Donnafugata Castle, the port of Donnalucata, Marina di Ragusa, Comiso, Santa Croce Camerina, and other sites in south-eastern Sicily. The opening shots of the programme also show Guerrieri Viaduct, which is in Modica.
The show was initially launched on Rai 2, but moved to Rai 1 from the third series onwards based on viewing figures.
Music for the soundtrack was composed by Franco Piersanti.
International transmission[edit]
The BBC holds the United Kingdom transmission rights. 'Excursion to Tindari' and 'Montalbano's Croquettes' ('Gli arancini di Montalbano') were first shown in the UK on BBC Four in December 2008[18] and 'Montalbano's Croquettes', episode 8, was repeated in December 2010[19] and 'Excursion to Tindari', episode 5, in August 2011. On 11 February 2012, it broadcast 'The Snack Thief', the very first episode, in its 9 p.m. Saturday evening slot,[2] previously occupied by both series of The Killing and, more recently, Borgen. On 25 August 2012, BBC Four started showing a second series of 12 Inspector Montalbano episodes in its Saturday evening imported drama slot.[7] BBC Four broadcast the four series 9 episodes on Saturdays from 19 Oct to 9 Nov 2013, calling them 'Series 3'.[10] In June 2014, BBC Four began a re-run of all existing episodes, this time in the correct running order.
In Australia, the series was shown on Special Broadcasting Service in Italian, subtitled in English by SBS staff. The DVD region code Region 4 DVDs available were produced and subtitled by RAI Trade. A DVD region code Region 2 DVD of 'Inspector Montalbano: Collection One' was due for release on 5 March 12, 2012. Episodes featured would be 'The Snack Thief', 'The Voice of The Violin', 'The Shape of Water' and 'The Terracotta Dog'.
In France, it was shown on France 3 on Sundays as Commissaire Montalbano in winter 2013, whereas in Spain, on La 2 on Saturdays (Spring 2013) and in Argentina on Europa Europa.
In the United States, it is broadcast on MHz Networks' WorldView Channel. Mac os linux version. MHz Networks and various online web sites which sell the DVDs list Series 7 episodes as follows: #15 The Paper Moon / La luna di carta, #16 The Track of Sand / La pista di sabbia, #17 The Wings of the Sphinx / Le ali della sfinge and #18 August Heat / La vampa d'agosto.
DVD releases[edit]
MHz Networks distributes the Detective Montalbano series on TV, DVD, TVOD and SVOD.
In the UK, the earlier episodes are currently available in both a collection and series format, with the series numbering following BBC Four's. These titles are distributed by Acorn Media UK.
In the Nordic countries the first 18 films are available as Box 1 (1–6), Box 2 (7–12) and Box 3 (13–18). All were released in 2009 (labelled 1999, the start date of the series) with Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish subtitles. They were released by AtlanticFilms AB on license from RAI Trade.
In Spain there is a confusing situation with episodes (dubbed in Spanish as well as Italian with Spanish subtitles) available in both box sets containing six episodes each and overlapping mini box sets containing two films each. Both types of box are labelled as Colección Montalbano in identically designed boxes to add to the confusion. They are distributed by Track Media SL.
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