https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Netflix announced on Tuesday it will adapt the newest novel from Italian writer Elena Ferrante, "The Lying Life of Adults," into a television series. https://www.thelocal.it/20200513/netflix-to-adapt-latest-elena-ferrante-novel Wed, 13 May 2020 11:11:30 +0200 netflix-to-adapt-latest-elena-ferrante-novel Streaming giant Netflix has announced it will set up an office in Rome to help expand its range of original Italian content. https://www.thelocal.it/20200127/netflix-to-open-italian-base-in-rome Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:02:17 +0100 netflix-to-open-italian-base-in-rome Hollywood superstar George Clooney was treated in hospital on Tuesday for minor injuries after a scooter accident in Sardinia, Italian media reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20180710/george-clooney-scooter-crash-sardinia-italy Tue, 10 Jul 2018 16:27:30 +0200 george-clooney-scooter-crash-sardinia-italy Hollywood stars Rupert Everett and John Turturro are to star in the first television adaptation of Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose, its producers said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20180124/the-name-of-the-rose-tv-show Wed, 24 Jan 2018 17:43:46 +0100 the-name-of-the-rose-tv-show Gianluigi Buffon will be among the Juventus players to star in a fly-on-the-wall documentary series on Netflix from February 16th, the reigning Serie A champions confirmed on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20180122/netflix-documentary-juventus Mon, 22 Jan 2018 19:03:08 +0100 netflix-documentary-juventus An American actor has accused the Italian director Franco Zeffirelli of sexually assaulting him when they worked together in the 1990s, prompting a fierce rebuttal from the filmmaker’s son. https://www.thelocal.it/20180112/franco-zeffirelli-accused-sexual-assault Fri, 12 Jan 2018 17:19:41 +0100 franco-zeffirelli-accused-sexual-assault