Pino grew up running the streets of the city, climbing and biking everywhere. It isn't as though he'd admit "It's almost entirely fiction; I made most of it up. Beneath a Scarlet Sky shares the story of a teenage spy, Pino Lella. I lived in an apartment on the third floor of the villa with a view of red tile roofs, the water, and the Alps beyond. The trials never happened. Hes one of these 'instantaneous friends' kind of guys: very loving, very warm, very giving. If you have questions about accessibility, wed be happy to help. His love for Anna, his love for his family, his love for his country. After the war, Mr Lella worked as a car salesman in California for a time. I went home a different person, grateful for every moment, no matter how flawed, and determined to honor and tell Pinos story to as many people as possible. No bomb stench. Its gripping, shocking, heartbreaking and ultimately inspiring. Tells us about Pinos family and friends who became national heroes, Righteous Among Nations, fashion designers, racecar drivers, and even a saint. Then the deeper story began to surface. his is a great story, made a thousand percent better by its being essentially true history. Appearing unaccountably angry, Carletto got up and walked downhill toward the orchard. What was your initial reaction during that scene? I knew what he had done is open up his scarred heart, and I wanted to have that as a theme early, because I believe that is when we are made whole in the eyes of other people, when we can show them our flaws and our scars. While you don't share the exact question posed to the author, rest assured the answer was designed to mislead/divert. Is doing and receiving favors about owing, or is it about something else? This comes on a week when the book emerged as a top seller on the Amazon lists. Almost by chance, Pino becomes the driver for one of the highest-ranking German officers in Italy. The novel's protagonist, Pino Lella starts out as a carefree Italian youth whose main concern is finding love. Id written a book no one liked and was involved in a lingering business dispute. Life experience have shown me this can be Second World War in Italy that Ive reviewed: Bicycle Runner provides a compelling look inside No one talks about the war in Italy, he said. Anna: Marta: A girl Pino asked out on a date. Pino Lella Character Analysis. Our story Email Us Call Us: 248.387.9826, USA TODAY • L.A. Times • CBS Detroit • Crains Detroit Business • Corp Magazine. Lella witnessed -- Mark Sullivan. Toward the end, Pino is given the chance to execute Major General Leyers. They, like Pino, witnessed men and women at their most noble and at their most savage. . A: Its not unusual. unequivocally true. Is Beneath a Scarlet Sky fiction or nonfiction? The WW II era was a Pino thought of Mrs. Beltramini, and then Porzia. He drifted off to sleep, wondering if hed witnessed a miracle. You will learn about a 1985 Lella interview in which he paints a wildly different, almost recognizable picture of himself and his wartime activities and experiences. Pino Lella. Franco was very surprised to see himself appear in the slideshow, captured in the video of Sullivan's April 2018 New Canaan library presentation (also on YouTube). Are people 100% evil, or is it possible to find humanity or goodness in everyone? But, from a novelists point of view, I had They built the western wall of pill boxes, tank traps, and artillery emplacements that U.S. soldiers faced on D-Day. When you have done men favors, when you look out for others so they can prosper, they owe you. He died during a practice run on the Monza track in 1954. Its a chance for Pino to become a spy, once again risking his life. Did you trust Anna? So it's no surprise that the premise of Mark T. Sullivan's Beneath a Scarlet Sky wowed me. They started to walk back. See Photos. As the war ended, mobs of otherwise ordinary citizens became Copyright 2023 Suspense Inc. All rights reserved. Ildefonso Schuster, the Cardinal of Milan during and after the war, worked to save the city and the Jews under Nazi occupation. A: Not quite a saint. Pino Lella is 91, and still lives on Lake Maggiore where he can see north to the Alps. More nicknames and disparaging terms for Italians: Those G-words, Ancestry makes big advance in accuracy in Italian ethnic formulas. Leaving Italy that first time, I felt blessed to be alive. In an attempt to protect him, Pino's parents force him to enlist as a German soldiera move they think will keep him out of combat. We drove high into the Alps and He jogged downhill to catch up with Carletto, told him his plan, and they tried to artfully intercept the girls. Pascal Pictures' Pascal and Rachel O'Connor have acquired film rights to the Mark Sullivan novel Beneath A Scarlet Sky, with Holland attached to play the lead role. This comes on a week when . and Tom Holland has been selected for the lead role. I also wish that Pino could have found out more about General Leyers and how he knew Pino was the . Watermark theme. Then, in interviews I conducted in Germany in 2016, Leyers daughter, his former religious minister, and his former aide told me that the general was released after testifying in secret against Albert Speer, Hitlers architect, the head of the entire OT, and the only member of the Fuhrers inner circle to escape the hangmans noose at the war crimes trials at Nuremberg. She was married, made love to her husband for two days, and then he was shipped off to fight in Mussolinis army where he died. Sullivan and Amazon know the market and how to best get the story out. portrait of Pino Lella Jonas Jungblut Photography work about contact stories projects euro portraits Japan virtual portraits The Young Man and the Island everest in a stairwell King Monkey and the Infinite Sunshine straight from the minibar Isla Vista strollerrides Bamboo Diaries JUNGBLUT 20xx shop art Menu portraits work about contact stories . Get our latest storiesin the feed of your favorite networks. Dolly's maid. Pino and Anna have sex several more times, but it is never graphically described. Hes a normal Italian teenagerobsessed with music, food, and girlsbut his days of innocence are numbered. Pinos father sat in the grass next to his violin case, his arms wrapped around his knees and an enchanted look on his face. Pino had thought it would take a full orchestra and a famous tenor like Fleta to create the arias emotional triumph. Dehlendorf was stunned. In an attempt to protect him, Pinos parents force him to enlist as a German soldiera move they think will keep him out of combat. Facebook. In Beneath a Scarlet Sky, Pino Lella meets young and beautiful Anna as World War II reaches Italy and his hometown of Milan. The boys climbed over the wall and walked down rows of trees heavy with fruit. . hometownweekly.net/medfield/sulli 19.1 Related posts: Anna Marta took a bullet to her heart crumpled back against the wall and died in the dust, as Pino watched helplessly when a partisan firing squad executed her for the crime of being Leyers'maid. Once I surrendered to that, I knew I was in the realm of historical fiction and writing a novel. during the summers as a child Pino and Mimo were sent to a missionary called Casa Alpina near lake Como. My brother had drunk himself to death the prior June. for accuracy: In late March 2006. associating with the German occupiers. Tom Holland has been cast as Pino Lella. For example, I couldnt tell the story of the thirty or so escapes the war in September of 1945. Oh no, Carletto moaned. Major General Leyers gives Pino advice: Doing favors they help wondrously over the course of a lifetime. major events truly took place. He agrees to the deal, and the princess decrees, Nessun dorma, none shall sleep, until the suitors name is found.. Later, Lello enlisted in the German Army to avoid being drafted into it. After spending eleven years with this story, I came to believe that Pino was able to survive all these incredible situations because of his basic decency, his gratitude, and his love of life; because of his deep emotional intelligence; and due to his fundamental belief in the miracle of every moment, even the darkest ones, and in the promise of a better tomorrow, even when that promise was not warranted. Mrs. Beltramini backhand-slapped her husbands arm. He doesnt take it. I want this, us, to be a fantasy we can share. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. In fact, the movie rights to the story have already been purchased Error rating book. Fleta played Prince Calaf, a wealthy royal traveling anonymously in China, who falls in love with the beautiful but cold and bitchy Princess Turandot. I read the book in December 2017 and then posted about it on my Facebook page. He conquered the dangers in the winter Alps by focusing on the people he was saving, their emotions and longings. I did the only thing I could, and went to hold the old man while he poured out his grief and torment. The first photo is a FAKE as that boy is not Mimmo Lella but it's me ! Another group of boys beat them to it. That was my reaction as well, and that was enough to get me on a plane to Italy. Sullivan shows us war as it really is, with all its complexities, conflicting loyalties, and unresolved questions, but most of all, he brings us the extraordinary figure of Pino Lella, whose determination to live con smaniawith passionsaved him. Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author of Suspicion and The Switch, Sprawling, stirring, like the richest of stories, and played out on a canvas of heroism and tragedy, Beneath a Scarlet Sky is like one of those iconic WWII black and white photos: a face of hope and tears, the story of a small life that ended up mattering in a big way. Andrew Gross, New York Times bestselling author of The One Man, This is full-force Mark Sullivanmuscular, soulful prose evincing an artists touch and a journalists eye. And that is the goal. So many other characters had died before I heard about Pino Lella, and the Nazis had burned so many documents surrounding his story that even after ten years of research I had to make informed assumptions in the narrative. I think that worked in my favor to a certain extent. Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. We talked for hours in his drawing room which was filled with old tapestries, and paintings, a grand piano, and the mementos of a long, fascinating life. He's 92 today. Mrs. Napolitano is based on three different women My mother had drunk herself into brain damage. Like life isnt going to turn out the way we think, that its going to go badly for us., You never paid much attention in history class, did you? What made him able to do this? Lella: Pino's father. For more information on recent developments that definitively establish it is fair to categorize the book as a literary fraud and hoax, start with comments in Philip's top default review, the recent comments to Mike Lella's answer to ''Is Pino still living'' question in the Q&A section on the book page, as well as my review and discussion comments at, More questions about Beneath a Scarlet Sky. Email or phone: Password: . Dehlendorf had been successful on Wall Street before moving out west and buying the ranch where Robert Redford shot the Horse Whisperer. You can pose questions to the Goodreads community with Mark Sullivan is the acclaimed author of eighteen novels, including theUSA Today, Wall Street Journaland #1 Kindle bestselling Beneath A Scarlet Sky, and the #1New York Timesbestselling Private series, which he writes with James Patterson. A: The first time I called him from the states, he said he didnt understand why Id be interested in him. "I recommend visiting comments under the top default reviews and certain discussions in the Q&A section on GoodReads, as well as Reddit and the Axis History forum (search Hans Leyers to find Sullivan's 2009 thread and the replies that provide info on how Leyers was miscast and abused). His name is Pino Lella. This product is unavailable to book via Tripadvisor. It was the thing that supported him. After several days, Dehlendorf asked Pino about his experiences during the war. He's a normal Italian teenagerobsessed with . On his first trip to Leyers's home, Pino is greeted by Anna at the door. Website by. Cardinal: Schuster: Famous and powerful. Yet, you convinced him to talk and ended up going to hear the story in Italy. I dont want you to see me human and flawed and and whole. And that, my friends, is the issue with historical fiction. Larry Minkoff, a fellow writer, told me hed heard a little about Pino, and his story, but wasnt going to pursue it. Explain the Missing Italian Nuremberg, and how General Leyers literally got away with murder. When his family home in Milan is destroyed by Allied bombs, Pino joins an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps, and falls for Anna, a beautiful widow six years his senior. He knew about and encouraged the Catholic underground railroad that formed to get Jews out of Italy, many of them over the Alps in the winter of 1943-44. Based on the true story of a forgotten hero, Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant, epic tale of one young mans incredible courage and resilience during one of historys darkest hours. Pino Lella and the lake that doesn't exist Franco Isman Pino Lella was never at Casa Alpina in Motta, after September 8, 1943. more. That film, now called The Papers, took root at Fox and Amblin, where it will be released in the upcoming Oscar race, with Steven Spielberg directing Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep in those roles. Patterson also taught me that we were entertainers not educators, and that our stories were driven by suspense and mystery, but focused on emotion. This photo, by Mark Sullivan, was taken during a conversation in which Sullivan told Giuseppe 'Pino' Lella what he had learned of Major General Hans Leyers' fate. partisan resistors. But maybe it was time to move on. He did. Hours, days and then weeks went by as I listened to him summon up the past. Its just this feeling that I get, and it wont stop. What is the conflict in Beneath a Scarlet Sky? Ive read at least a half dozen books that describe what Q: When you first talked to Pino in real life, he was reluctant to tell his story, believing he was more a coward than a hero. That Pino and Mimo Lella did not live at Casa Alpina as the book claims they were. By Brian D. Renner Aug. 15, 2017, Beneath A Scarlet Sky movie production status is currently Development, August 15, 2017 • Story selection and rights acquired; idea being crafted into usable script; financing and casting attachments sought; aiming for 'greenlight'. I think the burning of all incriminating evidence was part of his plan, an ingenious man, as it left no paper trail for them to follow except things he did the might have seemed supportive of the allies during the war. He's a deceitful fellow (at least when it comes to this novel and what he did. What are you talking about? who Pino helped into Switzerland. Here is the answer, direct from Mark Sullivan: As Pinos parents and extended family were in the fashion business in Milan. But after Pino is injured, he is recruited at the tender age of eighteen to become the personal driver for Adolf Hitlers left hand in Italy, General Hans Leyers, one of the Third Reichs most mysterious and powerful commanders. A: That story is another reason war-time Italy has not received its due attention. It ended up being one of the most emotional and rewarding experiences of my life. A: Mr. Patterson did give me a master class in commercial fiction. Pino, Mr. Beltramini said, watch out, or there will be spider webs across your ears by morning., Mrs. Beltramini, a pretty, frail woman who always seemed to be suffering some malady or another, scolded weakly, Why did you say that? But, as you mentioned, there comes a moment late in the book, and in the war, when chaos and anarchy is reigning in Milan, and Pino is forced to choose between life and love. I go to the dinner party . pass along information about German plans and the location of vital Dehlendorf was a few years younger, but they bonded. Carletto had tears in his eyes for other, deeper reasons. Q: You spent almost nine years researching this story, hampered, in part, by a kind of collective amnesia concerning Italy and Italians during WWII, and the widespread burning of Nazi documents as the war ground to a close. Several hours later, deep in his dreams, Pino was chasing Anna down the street when he heard distant thunder. Just not in the way I portrayed it. Holland headlines Beneath a Scarlet Sky as Pino Lella, an Italian teenager who's simply going about his life under the specter of the World War II; a conflagration into which his country was. The life of Pino Lella, only recently revealed and narrated in the book "Beneath a scarlet sky", by the American writer Mark Sullivan, sounds like the script of a war movie. under the direction of a Catholic priest to smuggle hundreds of Jews to neutral Father Giovanni Barbareschi, a confidante of Cardinal Schuster, and the forger for the underground railroad was also recognized as among the Righteous Among Nations for his role in helping Jews escape Italy. For years, I had no idea why. Warning: this book may cause you to book a flight to Italy. Pino was and is one of the most cheerful, considerate, and giving people Ive ever met. Ironically, a few He wasnt upset, but he wondered when the rain would fall, and what it would taste like on his tongue. Mirella made us feel like temporary locals! Photo provided by Lake Union Publishing. In the preface, author Mark Sullivan admits to being suicidal the night he came up with the idea for. Like the master builders of Egypts Pharaohs, he did it with slaves. blood-thirsty avengers, executing anyone suspected of being Fascists or Pino Lella, born 1926 in Milan, Italy. used to help the Germans dominate the citizenry, rob factories and farms, and 23andMe? Id written ten novels before he asked me to collaborate with him, and I thought I knew what I was doing. that truth is stranger than fiction. conversations, met Benito Mussolini and Clarina Petrarci, lost friends and Kopkow was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of captured Allied agents. When his family home in Milan is destroyed by Allied bombs, Pino joins an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps, and falls for Anna, a beautiful widow six years his senior. Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2007, and the interviewer-completed questionnaire and interview recording were part of that donation/record dump. Carletto cocked his head, as if peering at a painting he didnt quite understand. I struggled a bit, but soon came around to his way of thinking, which was essentially that novel writing was like house building. According to Pino, thats exactly why he got the job.. I just said, We would have heard this story: bringing Jews over the top of the Alps into Switzerland, skiing them on their backs, and spying inside the German high command." Did you see it coming? Code name Cicero; Worked for the British ambassador in Ankara and photographed many top-secrets documents for Nazi Germany. That philosophy, or internal compass, if you will, enabled Pino to go beyond who he was, to turn selfless in moments of crisis. . Get one wrong, and the suitor dies a terrible death. . I did pay attention in history class., I dont care, Carletto said, angrier still. action, intrigue and historical value more than make up for that minor It was so bad that many brave partisan fighters shut their mouths and never spoke of what they saw as the Nazis fled toward the Austrian border. To a large degree, Pino's romantic relationship with Anna Marta, a widow six years his senior, one of the small circle who knows that he is a spy, helps him maintain some semblance of internal equilibrium. Sadly, there are few people remaining who have first hand experience of WW2. Is that unusual? That only intrigued me more, and after several more calls he agreed to my coming to Italy to hear the story in person and in full. stand out from the other stories Ive read about Italy during war times? If you are a resident of another country or region, please select the appropriate version of Tripadvisor for your country or region in the drop-down menu. Memories change and fade with time. Carletto strained up on his toes and saw that his father was singing the aria not to the crowd but to his dying wife, as if there were no one else but them in the world. Fans of All the Light We Cannot See, The Nightingale, and Unbroken will enjoy this riveting saga of history, suspense, and love. Which brings me to your own journey, then, with this book. A: It did take me an awful a long time to dig up the details that surrounded Pinos story. 16 Is the last green valley true? He has become forgetful and has a hard time focusing on a subject, often losing his track of thought. like. Pascal Pictures Pascal and Rachel OConnor have acquired film rights to the Mark Sullivan novel Beneath A Scarlet Sky, with Holland attached to play the lead role. Known to Allied Intelligence only as Observer, Lella endures the horrors of WWII and the Nazi occupation by secretly feeding intel to the Allies that was strategically important enough to turn the tides of the war. Northern Italy descended into anarchy, and public revenge killings were widespread. Sullivan shows the tragedy of war, and how it can change the way that a person sees life. The king has decreed that anyone who wishes to have the princesss hand must first solve three riddles. Switzerland. The unlikeliest of heroes, he witnessed unspeakable atrocities that pushed him to his limits. Refresh and try again. Tom Holland in a scene from 'Spider-Man: Homecoming.'. efficiently. In an attempt to protect him, Pinos parents force him to enlist as a German soldiera move they think will keep him out of combat. The crimes and the charges were buried. Pino arrived with a friend. . By the end of act 2, Calaf has answered all the riddles, but the princess still refuses to marry him. This book tour would not be possible at all without fantastic Valeria Andreoli from BellaMilano who guided us throughout Milan beautifully almost five full hours! So, Although it was a very cold day in Milano, Valeria was so knowledgeable and enthusiastic about sharing her beautifu, Our tour with Valeria was like visiting Milano with a very knowledgeable friend. See Photos. Pinos cousin, Licia Albanese, fled to America before the invasion, and spent the rest of her long career as a soprano singing leads at the New York Metropolitan Opera under the direction of Arturo Toscanini. World War II Italy has never been more alive to me. Gregg Hurwitz, New York Times bestselling author of The Nowhere Man, Action, adventure, love, war, and an epic hero all set against the backdrop of one of historys darkest momentsMark Sullivans Beneath a Scarlet Sky has everything one can ask for in an exceptional World War II novel. Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author ofPlaying With Fire. The minister and Leyers aide also claimed that Leyers had presented prosecutors with evidence that hed helped Jews and Catholics whod been in mortal danger in Italy under Nazi occupation. I'm curious for other people's thoughts! Pino said that he would. Not one of them was as beautiful as Anna. Anna is six years his senior, a woman with a mysterious past, but she becomes Pinos confidante and his lover. 2023 Deadline Hollywood, LLC. What will happen if you dont pay your ticket for a traffic violation in Italy? You show no mercy, do you? Its cruel. rest of his life. The good things and the bad things that have happened to us, and that is when we see the true nature of a relationship too. the experiences of Southern Italians, the bitter animosity that developed . Whats magnificent? Uncle Albert said, looking around, puzzled. Like he doesnt love her., He doesnt show it. What Hitler and his generals wanted, Leyers built, manufactured, or stole. In April 1945 he delivered Leyers to the Fifth United States Army and was then a driver for Major Frank Knebel until the end of the war. Do you think its possible for such an underground network to exist today? It is a law of nature. How does this statement inform Leyers character? At the rock wall, they heard the strains of a violin. Edward Kerling. How had the story never been told? When he tells her the truth, she softens and they kiss. But after Pino is injured, he is recruited at the tender age of eighteen to become the personal driver for Adolf Hitlers left hand in Italy, General Hans Leyers, one of the Third Reichs most mysterious and powerful commanders. We talked to Holocaust historians, war Is it offensive? How clean the air is. The rights to Beneath a Scarlet Sky has been acquired by Pascal Pictures and is soon to become a major motion picture with Tom Holland leading as Pino Lella. I tend to believe that while dialogue and descriptive details were added, the During that time, and apart from the details of his war story, Pino taught me about life and his values and the many, many joys hed been blessed with after handing over General Leyers to U.S. Paratroopers on the last day of the war. Tell us about that. . Joseph Lella 1920 Joseph Lella, born Circa 1920. He thought about what it would be like to know his mother was going to die. We thoroughly enjoyed this tour of Milan after having read, Beneath the Scarlet Sky. Not only did we enjoy our guides thorough and historical knowledge of this jewel of an Italian city, but we came to appreciate how a young boy in Milan was able to live up to the challenges of his time and with courage became an unlikely hero and saved lives during the Nazi occupation. Did he actually get the job of driver to General Leyers by fixing his car? . Pope: Pius XII: The Cardinal who was in the newspaper. Based on the true story of a forgotten hero, the USA Today and #1 Amazon Charts bestseller Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant, epic tale of one young man's incredible courage and resilience during one of history's darkest hours. An incredible story, beautifully written, and a fine and noble book. James Patterson, #1New York TimesBestselling Author, Beneath a Scarlet Sky has everythingheroism, courage, terror, true love, revenge, compassion in the face of the worst human evils. I spent nearly three weeks with Pino, who WME and Curtis Brown rep Holland. Pino Lella is a normal Italian teenager living an idyllic life in Italy, until bombs begin falling on Milan and word of Nazi atrocities begin to circulate. Ask the Author. A Cardinal in Milan. . Its like hes afraid to.. . PublishedNovember 30, 2017 at 5:33 AM MST, Montana Public Radio | And just about every aspect of his journey during that last 20 months of the war was deeply emotional . . unspeakable brutality and witnessed grievous losses because of conflicts among Some had already dropped, and they picked them up from the dirt, brushed them off, peeled the skin, and ate them. Late that evening, from my apartment upstairs I heard him playing piano, a stormy and thunderous piece that I did not recognize. For selflessly risking his own life again and again, Father Re was recognized by Yad Vashem, the Israeli World Holocaust remembrance center as among the Righteous Among Nations. He is buried on the side of the mountain above the old school site. Absolutely true, Sullivan said. . Pascal Pictures Pascal and Rachel OConnor have acquired film rights to the Mark Sullivan novel Beneath A Scarlet Sky, with Holland attached to play the lead role. How did you know you wanted to write it that way? Carletto Beltramini, became a salesman for Alfa Romeo, lived all over Europe, and was a close friend of Pino Lellas until the day he died. Were it not for Sullivan's compulsion to go out of his way to help convince folks believed the novel represents a story that "hews closely to what happened to" Lella, I'd not likely stumble across the record of that interview and ultimately listen to it. He risked his life guiding Jews across the Alps into neutral Switzerland, then became a spy inside the German High Command. Pino felt equal dismay. Sullivan spent extensive time with Lella, so why Safety precautions are provided by the property and are not checked by Tripadvisor for accuracy. and . I think youd settle for a kiss, Carletto said. They said the things hed seen could never have happened. Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. Mark T. Sullivan is the author of well known thrillers as Private Games, . If you were Pino, would you take advantage of the opportunity, knowing it could put your family in significant danger? Porzia: Lella: Pino's mother. Pino and his younger brother, Mimo, sneak out of their house to go to the movie. Did Pino move past that moment and the war? After liberating Rome in June of that year, the progress of the weakened Allied forces remaining in Italy ground to a virtual halt. 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