Filmed on location in Italy and including a cast of more than 150 actors and 5,000 extras, My Brilliant Friend tells the story of Elena Greco, a now-elderly woman who discovers the most important friend in her life, Raffaella ‘Lila’ Cerullo, has disappeared without a trace.
A writer, immersed in a house full of books, Greco turns on her computer and starts writing the story of their tempestuous friendship, starting from the point when Elena met Lila in their first year of school in 1950.
Set in a dangerous and fascinating Naples, their story goes on to cover more than 60 years of their lives, as she tries to describe the mystery of Lila, Elena’s brilliant friend and, in a way, also her best friend and worst enemy.
production details
Italy | HBO – RAI – TimVision – Wildside – Fandango | 8×50 minutes | 2018
Producers: Lorenzo Mieli, Mario Gianani
Executive Producer: Jennifer Schuur
Director: Saverio Costanzo
Writers: Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci, Saverio Costanzo
cast
Elisa Del Genio as Elena (Young)
Ludovica Nasti as Lila (Young)
Margherita Mazzucco as Elena (teenage)
Gaia Girace as Lila (teenage)
