Tag: Franco Piersanti

Inspector Montalbano, Season 2

by Derelict Space Sheep on March 15, 2026 in 42 Word Reviews

Inspector Montalbano, Season 2

(Rai 2, 2000) [Italian, subtitled]

Piersanti’s soundtrack continues to overplay its hand but the humour is pulled back, resting mostly with Catarella and in Montalbano’s more subtle delivery. The two feature-length investigations make the most of their Sicilian setting and characters. Pleasingly, Montalbano’s victories are somewhat pyrrhic.

Inspector Montalbano, Season 1

by Derelict Space Sheep on February 27, 2026 in 42 Word Retrospectives

Inspector Montalbano, Season 1

(Rai 2, 1999) [Italian, subtitled]

Two feature-length investigations. The first wobbles a bit in establishing tone—the early characters are hammed-up, Franco Piersanti’s soundtrack bludgeons the viewer with comedic overtures before allowing for more serious developments—but Montalbano is well established by the end of the second.