A series that also gives the new generations an unedited yet historically coherent portrait of Giacomo Leopardi. A formidable genius, capable of igniting with his verses not only amorous passions but also political ideals. A free man and averse to compromise, who challenged his time, the Austrian invader, the Church and the founders of the nascent Italian state. An event miniseries in two 100-minute episodes, in which passion, love, history and politics alternate through the tumultuous Italy of the early 19th century.