Valeria Golino adapts Goliarda Sapienza's novel into TV series

Valeria Golino directs the television adaptation of Goliarda Sapienza's novel 'L'arte della gioia', debuting on Sky and NOW on February 28, 2025. The series premiered at the 2024 Cannes Festival and had a theatrical release in summer 2024. The story follows Modesta, a young woman in 1900s Sicily who defies oppressive societal norms in pursuit of freedom, knowledge, and pleasure. The adaptation covers only the first part of the posthumous novel. The cast includes Tecla Insolia as Modesta, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, and Jasmine Trinca. Screenwriters are Francesca Marciano, Valia Santella, Luca Infascelli, and Stefano Sardo. Golino describes the series as exploring disobedience, survival, and female sexuality.