Published in 2016, Edoardo Albinati's massive 1,300-page book is part memoir and part sociological essay.
Directed by Stefano Mordini, this Italian drama was released globally on Netflix in 2022. La scuola cattolica
The title refers to three major works: the 2016 Strega Prize-winning novel by Edoardo Albinati, the 2021 film adaptation by Stefano Mordini, and the real-life "Circeo Massacre" that inspired both. 📖 The Novel: The Catholic School Published in 2016
Albinati attended San Leone Magno, an elite all-boys Catholic school in Rome. In 1975, three of his former schoolmates committed a horrific crime. Edoardo Albinati's massive 1
It explores the "toxic masculinity" of the 1970s Italian upper-middle class, the failures of a strictly religious and patriarchal education, and the roots of violence in privileged societies.