Sea outside and the controversy of Giacomo Giorgio su Ciro Ricci: the screenwriters respond

The character of Ciro Ricci, who died at the end of the first season of Sea outside, He never really left the series. In memories, in flashbacks, in the memory of his sister Rosa, his face (and with him, the presence of Giacomo Giorgio, who plays his character) continued to live in the narrative even in the following seasons. But just This narrative choice was questioned by the actor himself, who a few weeks after the release of the fifth season on Raiplay shared his dissent with the public.

To clarify the intentions behind the narrative choices Maurizio Careddu intervened, screenwriter and co-creator of the series together with Cristiana Farina, in an interview with Fanpage.it. “Our intent was to prevent Ciro from becoming a hero“, Careddu explained,” because even if he was bent by the Father, forced by the Father, he still had a goodness within himself. The risk was that it could be myth». The goal of the screenwriters, therefore, was to maintain a moral balance in the story, avoiding that a complex character and marked by violence was idealized: «The heroes of Sea outside They are Carmine who fights against her family, Pirucchio who realizes he has done a wrong thing. It is the same for Pino, who fights every day with himself ».

Careddu also expressed amazement for Giorgio’s words, while recognizing its artistic value: «We didn’t expect it […] Giacomo has been able to interpret the character that Cristiana and I and I am magnificently (Floured) we created And so we will always be grateful for this. We love him anyway, even if we are a bit surprised ».

His statements come to comment on a long message shared by Giacomo Giorgio with his followers. The actor had wanted to clarify his position on the choices made in the fifth season: «Hello everyone. The actor’s profession consists in interpreting the scenes that the screenwriters write, not in inventing them. We are paid for this. Often, as for this season of Sea outside, An actor may not agree with writing because the character’s path is wrong and because the scene is badly written». And again: «This is what I think of the scenes of this season, but this does not mean that my job becomes something else. In any case, professionalism wants an actor to try to interpret the best of the words and situations that are delivered to him. And so I did, this year and the previous years “.

The controversy had then become more explicit: “I believe that Ciro’s real path started and finished in the first season, and this will change this. This year was the last time I met this character that I loved so much, the last farewell to all of you. I thank you infinitely for the love and affection you show me every day. With all humility and gratitude we see you in a thousand other stories that await us, trying with the commitment to always deserve your attention ».

Now, while Sea outside He starts to the sixth season, the witness passes more and more Roseblready to become the new emotional center of the series. And for Ciro, this time really, the time could have come to leave the scene.