𝘓𝘢 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘤𝘪𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢, the cult 1968 Italian TV adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘈𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸, is “a fascinating example of how literary texts are subject to a process of endless re-interpretation, and also testifies to their transformative power”
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Talking about a Revolution? The 1968 Italian TV adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s 'The Black Arrow' - The Bottle Imp
The Corriere della sera anonymous review of the first episode of La freccia nera, broadcast by state-owned TV RAI (Radiotelevisione Italiana) on the evening of December 22nd 1968, did not brim with enthusiasm. The Black Arrow is certainly not one of Stevenson’s best-known works — the well-read reviewer lamented — beside being too much redolent […]

