A Professor
2021 · Drama, Comedy, Family · 3 Seasons · 36 Episodes ·
Based on the Catalan format Merlí by Hector Lozano, produced by Veranda for TV3 Lagardère Studios Distribution. Dante Balestra is a philosophy teacher who, after many years away, returns to Rome to care for his son Simone. Charming and unconventional, the teacher takes a class at the Leonardo Da Vinci High School, where he applies his unconventional teaching methods and develops a very special relationship with his students, including Simone. But his approach quickly leads to his personal and professional lives becoming confused, and the return from the past of Anita, a former flame of his and now the mother of Manuel, the class "black sheep," makes things even more complicated.
Episodes
1. SocratesDante returns to Rome and immediately takes his students to heart.
2. Roland BarthesDante visits Pin, a student who hasn't left home for months.
3. KantDanye meets Cecilia, a parent representative and Aureliano's mother, and is immediately smitten.
4. PlatoDante approaches Anita about Manuel's troubles.
5. AristotleDante presents a lesson on Aristotle and happiness.
6. Giordano BrunoConvinced that Simone and Manuel are not telling the truth, Dante takes the class to Campo dei Fiori.
7. Michel FoucaultDante presents a lesson on Michel Focault, a sociologist persecuted for his homosexuality.
8. Guy DebordThe class visits Cecilia's museum.
9. Stuart MillDante's relationship with Cecilia breaks down after Aureliano finds out.
10. SchopenhauerSimone returns from Glasgow and organizes a clandestine party at school for her birthday.
11. RousseauDante takes the class to the Colosseum and presents a lesson on Rousseau.
12. NietzscheA tragic event leads Dante to relive an unresolved trauma.
