Valentina (TV series)
| Valentina | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Erotic thriller |
| Based on | Valentina by Guido Crepax |
| Starring |
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| Theme music composer | Fio Zanotti |
| Opening theme | "Valentina" |
| Composer(s) | Fio Zanotti |
| Country of origin | Italy |
| Original language(s) | Italian |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Roberto Cacciaguerra |
| Producer(s) | Angelo Rizzoli, Jr. |
| Location(s) |
Milan Barcelona |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Italia 1 |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Original release | September 29 – December 22, 1989 |
Valentina is an Italian erotic thriller television series that originally aired on Italia 1 from September 29 to December 22, 1989. It is based on the Valentina comics series by Italian artist Guido Crepax. The series follows a Milanese photographer, Valentina Rosselli, and her investigations assisted by the antiquarian Phillip Rembrant, with whom she shares an ambiguous relationship.
Despite being shot in Italian language, the actors were dubbed over by different people. Demetra Hampton was voiced by Claudia Balboni and Russel Case by Dario Penne. The first three episodes of the series were dubbed into English and released as a film.
Production
Created by Gianfranco Manfredi, the series is based on the Valentina comics by Italian artist Guido Crepax. It was co-produced between France and Spain. Among the thirteen episodes, there were only two directors: Gianfranco Giagni and Giandomenico Curi. Despite being shot in Italian language, the actors were dubbed over by different people. Demetra Hampton was voiced by Claudia Balboni and Russel Case by Dario Penne. The creator of the original comic book series Crepax later commented he found the series well scripted but thought the role of Valentina was not suited for Hampton.[1] She was given the role after being scouted on her vacation in Los Angeles. The agent saw Hampton, took photos of her and sent them to the producer Angelo Rizzoli. Hampton was sent to Milan the next day and was immediately cast in role of Valentina. Crepax was unsatisfied with the producer's choice since he wanted the girl who would portray Valentina to be Italian, not American.[2]
The first episode, "Baba Yaga" is a remake of Crepax's original story. It had been previously made into a film, Baba Yaga (1973), directed by Corrado Farina.[3]
Cast
- Demetra Hampton as Valentina Rosselli
- Russel Case as Phillip Rembrant
- Antonello Fassari as Checco
- Mary Sellers as Anita
- Kim Rossi Stuart as Bruno
- Regina Rodriguez as Tony
- Isabelle Illiers as Effie
- Assumpta Serna as Baba Yaga
Episodes
| No. in series |
Title | Original title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Baba Yaga" | "Baba Yaga" | Gianfranco Giagni | Gianfranco Manfredi & Gianfranco Giagni | September 29, 1989 |
| One day, Valentina gets visited by a seductress who calls herself Baba Yaga. She shows a sexual interest in her and invites her into her house. After walking into her house, Valentina is given a doll. It is soon revealed that Baba Yaga has started to control Valentina through the doll. | |||||
| 2 | "Violoncello" | "Violoncello" | Giandomenico Curi | Gianfranco Manfredi & Giandomenico Curi | October 6, 1989 |
| 3 | "Jack Loves Lulu" | "Jack ama Lulu" | Gianfranco Giagni | Gianfranco Manfredi & Gianfranco Giagni | October 13, 1989 |
| 4 | "Valentina Doesn't Rest" | "Valentina non riposa" | Gianfranco Giagni | Gianfranco Manfredi & Gianfranco Giagni | October 20, 1989 |
| 5 | "For the Love of Valentina" | "Per amore di Valentina" | Giandomenico Curi | Gianfranco Manfredi & Giandomenico Curi | October 27, 1989 |
| 6 | "Butterflies" | "Farfalle" | Gianfranco Giagni | Gianfranco Manfredi & Gianfranco Giagni | November 3, 1989 |
| 7 | "The Last Photo" | "Fotofinish" | Giandomenico Curi | Gianfranco Manfredi & Giandomenico Curi | November 10, 1989 |
| 8 | "The Others" | "L'altra" | Giandomenico Curi | Gianfranco Manfredi & Giandomenico Curi | November 17, 1989 |
| 9 | "Rembrant and Witches" | "Rembrant e le streghe" | Gianfranco Giagni | Gianfranco Manfredi & Gianfranco Giagni | November 24, 1989 |
| 10 | "Murderous Valentina" | "Valentina assassina" | Gianfranco Giagni | Gianfranco Manfredi & Gianfranco Giagni | December 1, 1989 |
| 11 | "Fallen Angels" | "Caduta angeli" | Giandomenico Curi | Gianfranco Manfredi & Giandomenico Curi | December 8, 1989 |
| 12 | "Hello Valentina" | "Ciao Valentina" | Giandomenico Curi | Gianfranco Manfredi & Giandomenico Curi | December 15, 1989 |
| 13 | "Goodbye Valentina" | "Addio Valentina" | Giandomenico Curi | Gianfranco Manfredi & Giandomenico Curi | December 22, 1989 |
See also
External links
- Valentina at the Internet Movie Database
- Valentina at TV.com
References
- ↑ Cassani, Alberto (December 10, 2011). "Tutta un'altra Valentina". muntari (in Italian). Retrieved September 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Demetra Hampton e 'Valentina', l'intramontabile bellezza degli anni '90". Giornale di Puglia (in Italian). December 4, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
- ↑ Seneca, Matt (February 29, 2012). "Guido Crepax's 'Valentina': The High Water Mark of Pornographic Comics". Comics Alliance. ScreenCrush Network. Retrieved September 18, 2015.