The brilliant friend, the story of who runs away and who stays earns a place in the ranking of the best TV series of 2022 by the New York Times and the New Yorker. The series is directed by Daniele Luchetti and produced by Lorenzo Mieli for Fremantle, The Apartment and Wildside (both companies of the Fremantle group) and by Domenico Procacci for Fandango, in collaboration with Rai Fiction and with HBO Entertainment. Based on the third book of Elena Ferrante's quadrilogy, it was written by Ferrante herself with Saverio Costanzo, Francesco Piccolo and Laura Paolucci.
The brilliant friend
According to The New Yorker, few TV shows have the biographical and sociopolitical reach of 'My Brilliant Friend.' In the third season, in the USA aired on Hbo Max, Elena and Lila have become women. Lila got married at sixteen, has a young son, left her husband and wealth, she works as a worker in very harsh conditions. Elena has been gone since ward, he studied at the Normale di Pisa and published a successful novel. A work that opened the doors to a wealthy and cultured world.
Both have tried to force the barriers that wanted them closed in a destiny of misery, ignorance and submission. Filming of the first season began in October 2017 and ended in June 2018. The Luzzati district where the story is set was rebuilt in Caserta: the buildings have an external facade with balconies, but inside they contain only scaffolding . The facade of the church is a faithful copy of how it was in the fifties, the embankment where the train passes is recreated by computer. many props such as the blackboard and the teacher's desk are originals from the time. The area, occupying six hectares including the sheds used as studios for interiors, is the largest set in Europe.
