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My Brilliant Friend - Season 1
It is an exciting series of events and events that speak of the true friendship drama between Elena, an elderly woman who lives and her only friend who has disappeared after years of friendship. On the other hand, Elena Greco is trying to bring back the memories of that true friendship, and begins to write the story of their friendship that she has completely lost.
2 February 1951, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
November 15, 2018
"My Brilliant Friend"...is exquisite.
November 16, 2018
The announcement of a new TV adaptation... led many of Ferrante's fans to question how the miniseries could possibly capture the heart of the books. Miraculously, though, it does.
November 19, 2018
Whether you're a fan of Ferrante's novels or not, you'll enjoy this story of a rocky but fascinating friendship.
November 18, 2018
It takes awhile to catch fire, and for a viewer even to get his bearings, so numerous are its characters; but it does, and you will.
November 16, 2018
It made me feel sad for the loss of a place I've never been, and for people who never lived.
November 16, 2018
So many individual pieces are intriguing, and some even prove rewarding over hours of consideration. Still, even the most introspective series doesn't need to be such a slog.
November 16, 2018
Insightful and clear-eyed, "My Brilliant Friend" takes you there.
November 16, 2018
This unsentimental story evokes the neo-realist classics of Italian cinema as it movingly depicts emotional resilience in changing times.
November 15, 2018
I'm not yet willing to say it's brilliant. But it's a friendship I'll stick with for a while longer at least.
November 15, 2018
But if the show underscores the grimness of the novels, the loss of Lenù's first-person narration robs the series of something more important: her voice.

