My Brilliant Friend

TV Show

2018-

1h 0m

TV-MA

HBO, Rai 1

4 Seasons

32 Episodes

Episode Guide

Italian

Drama

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8.4

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When the most important friend in her life seems to have disappeared without a trace, Elena Greco, a now-elderly woman immersed in a house full of books, turns on her computer and starts writing the story of their friendship.

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My Brilliant Friend

TV-MA

TV Show

2018-

1h 0m

Italian

HBO, Rai 1

Drama

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4 Seasons

32 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 2 Episode 7

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Cast

Lila Cerullo

Elena Greco

Immacolata Greco

Fernando Cerullo

Michele Solara

Lila

Nino Sarratore

Pietro Airota

Older Elena (voice)

Don Achille Carracci

Adele Airota

4th Child Peluso (7 years old)

Pasquale Russo

Elena's father's colleague

Emanuele Nocerino

Peppe Greco (6 years old)

Teacher Ferraro

Nella

Enzo Scanno

Lidia Sarratore

Donato Sarratore

Antonio Cappuccio

3rd Child Spagnuolo (11 years old)

Marzia Onorato

Rosa Trapani

Patrizia Di Martino

Rosa Spagnuolo

Lia Zinno

Giuseppina Peluso

Created By: Saverio Costanzo

Directed By: Saverio Costanzo (14 Episodes), Daniele Luchetti (8 Episodes), + 2 more

Written By: Saverio Costanzo (26 Episodes), Laura Paolucci (26 Episodes), + 3 more

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Nancy L Draper says...

5 years ago

I thoroughly enjoyed this first series of MY BRILLIANT FRIEND. The casting was a little awkward, matching up the young then the teenage actors, but the performances soon swept you along. (My only advice is keep track of the family units.) Complex story telling. Informative look at the working poor in the 50s and 60s post-war Italy. Some twists you don't expect, but an intimate look at friendship. Can't wait for series two next fall (possibility of 4 series that will follow the quintet of books). I give this first series an 8 (great) out of 10. [Drama]

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2016moonlight says...

4 years ago

The way this show's been made so far, from a cinematic point of view, is incredible. Some of the most inspired directional choices I've seen on tv lately, made even more interesting by the direct reference to the books and the way the show has excelled in the "show, don't tell" rule, even though it is based on a very introspective source material. They balanced Lenú's narration with simply showing us what she's thinking through visual cues, metaphors, camera angles, focus techniques, etc. It's excellent and super exciting to watch as a huge fan of the novels. The acting is phenomenal (I never even found any interest in Stefano in the books but what the actor did with the character here made him one of the most interesting ones to watch). Book two was my favourite in the series and season two was my favourite of the two so far as well. Let's see how season 3 fares with a more adult and political story to go off of.

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miguelreina says...

4 years ago

Beautiful friendship story with well-written characters in one of the best television adaptations of a hit novel. There is a delicacy in the portrait of these characters, who sometimes act almost incomprehensible, but always consistent. And a perfect portrait of the annihilation of women as a person: "They had been devoured by the bodies of their husbands, fathers and brothers ..."

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lindalin95 says...

4 years ago

Country: United States?? But it's in Italy

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