Season 1 • Episode 2
LatestMoana and Antonio leave for the United States and secretly enter the wedding. When they returned to Rome, the newlyweds received the surprise visit of Mima (Elena Bouryka), Moana's younger sister, who decided to move from the couple so that Moana found her a job at the Diva Futura. Riccardo then convinces Moana and Antonio to keep their wedding secret as it would damage the image of Moana, which he said would have to remain the wish of all the Italians. Meanwhile, Moana is approached by Bruno Colella (Francesco Borchi), an aspiring director who offers the woman the chance to recite in an author's film, but, precisely because of the director's intention to have Moana in the cast, no one decides to fund the film.
A biographical dramatic miniseries about the life and death of Italian adult movie star Moana Pozzi.
Acting
Violante Placido's magnetic, vulnerable embodiment of a complex icon.
Production
Lavish period recreation of 80s/90s Italy's seedy-glamorous underbelly.
Writing
Refuses easy moralizing about sex work and celebrity.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Moana Pozzi was so famous in Italy that she nearly ran for mayor of Rome with Cicciolina — this biopic captures a uniquely Italian intersection of politics, sex, and celebrity.
Violante Placido is herself Italian film royalty — her father Michele Placido directed crime classics — adding meta-layers to a performance about inherited and chosen identity.
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