My Brilliant Friend
All titles (4)
- My Brilliant Friend (Worldwide English title)
- Meine geniale Freundin (German)
- L'Amie prodigieuse (French)
- L'amica geniale (Italian)
TV Series | Episodes 9-16 | 2019 | HBO [us] | Drama | Italy
Main data
| Director | Alice Rohrwacher, Saverio Costanzo |
|---|---|
| Written by | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Saverio Costanzo, Laura Paolucci, Elena Ferrante (literary source) |
| Production | Wildside [it], Fandango S.P.A. [it], HBO Films [us], RAI Fiction [it], The Apartment Pictures [it], Umedia [be] |
Project data
| Length of episode | 50 min |
|---|---|
| Episodes from/to | 9-16 |
Brief synopsis
Cast
| Actor | Role name | Voice actor / SpeakerVoice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Gaia Girace | Raffaella Gerullo [SS] | |
| Margherita Mazzucco | Elena Greco [SS] | |
| Francesco Serpico | Nino Sarratore [SSR] | |
| Anna Rita Vitolo | Immacolata Greco [SSR] | |
| Luca Gallone | Vittorio Greco [SSR] | |
| Imma Villa | Manuela Solara [SSR] | |
| Antonio Milo | Silvio Solara [SSR] | |
| Alessio Gallo | Michele Solara [SSR] | |
| Valentina Acca | Nunzia Cerullo [SSR] | |
| Antonio Buonanno | Fernando Cerullo [SSR] | |
| Dora Romano | Maestra Oliviero [SSR] | |
| Nunzia Schiano | Nella Incardo [SSR] | |
| Giovanni Amura | Stefano Carracci [SSR] | |
| Gennaro De Stefano | Rino Cerullo [SSR] | |
| Federica Sollazzo | Pinuccia Carracci [SSR] | |
| Clotilde Sabatino | Prof. Galiani [SSR] | |
| Ulrike Migliaresi | Ada Cappuccio [SSR] | |
| Christian Giroso | Antonio Cappuccio [SSR] | |
| Eduardo Scarpetta | Pasquale Peluso [SSR] | |
| Giovanni Buselli | Enzo Scanno [SSR] | |
| Giovanni Cannata | Armando Galiani [SSR] | |
| Francesco Russo [1] | Bruno Soccavo [SSR] | |
| Bruno Orlando | Franco Mari [SSR] | |
| Daria Deflorian | Adele Airota [SSR] | |
| Matteo Cecchi | Pietro Airota [SSR] | |
| Matteo Castaldo | Peppe Grecp [SSR] | |
| Raffaele Nocerino | Gianni Greco [SSR] | |
| Cristina Fraticola | Elisa Greco [SSR] | |
| Sarah Falanga | Maria Carracci [SSR] | |
| Fabrizio Cottone | Alfonso Carracci [SSR] | |
| Lia Zinno | Giuseppina Peluso [SSR] | |
| Francesca Pezzella | Carmela Peluso [SSR] | |
| Pina Di Gennaro | Melina Cappuccio [SSR] | |
| Emanuele Valenti | Donato Sarratore [SSR] | |
| Fabrizia Sacchi | Lidia Sarratore [SSR] | |
| Miriam D'Angelo | Marisa Sarratore [SSR] | |
| Catello Buonomo | Pino Sarratore [SSR] | |
| Federica Barbuto | Clelia Sarratore [SSR] | |
| Mattia Iapigio | Ciro Sarratore [SSR] | |
| Elvis Esposito | Marcello Solara [SSR] | |
| Rosaria Langellotto | Gigliola Spagnuolo [SSR] | |
| Giorgia Gargano | Nadia Galiani [SSR] | |
| Giada Fasoli | Ragazza del collegio [BP] | |
| Valentina Arena | Jolanda [BP] | |
| Riccardo Palmieri | Gino [BP] | |
| Enrico D'Errico | Pier Paolo Pasolini [BP] | |
| Giustiniano Alpi | Rolando Berti [BP] | |
| Alessandro Bertoncini | Carlo Fortini [BP] | |
| Francesco Saggiomo | Dino Cerullo [BP] | |
| Ilaria Zanotti | Giulia Cristaldi [BP] | |
| Maria Rosaria Bozzon | Titina [BP] | |
| Giulia Mazzarino | Maria Rosa Airota [BP] | |
| Maurizio Tabani | Prof. Tarratano [BP] |
Crew
| Activity | Name | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Digital compositor / compositing artist | Sara Ciceroni | |
| Director of photography | Hélène Louvart | |
| Director of photography | Fabio Cianchetti | |
| DIT digital imaging technician | Marcello Pazzaglia additional digital imaging technician (8 episodes) | additional digital imaging technician (8 episodes) |
| Casting director | Sara Casani | |
| Casting director | Laura Muccino | |
| Costume designer | Angela Camerozzi | |
| Costume designer | Antonella Cannarozzi | |
| Director | Alice Rohrwacher ep 4 - 5 | ep 4 - 5 |
| Director | Saverio Costanzo ep 1,2,3,6,7,8 | ep 1,2,3,6,7,8 |
| Script supervisor | Tania Scalercio | |
| Actor coach | Antonio Calone | |
| Editor | Carlotta Cristiani | |
| Editor | Francesca Calvelli | |
| Makeup artist | Esme Sciaroni | |
| Hair stylist | Samantha Giorgia Mura | |
| Additional hair stylist | Elena Fabbiani | |
| Composer | Max Richter | |
| Producer | Laura Paolucci | |
| Producer | Lorenzo Mieli | |
| Producer | Beata Saboova | |
| Producer | Domenico Procacci | |
| Producer | Roberta Trovato | |
| Producer | Mario Gianani | |
| Executive producer | Jennifer Schuur | |
| Executive producer | Guido De Laurentiis | |
| Production designer | Giancarlo Basili | |
| Set decorator | Elio Maiello | |
| Art department coordinator | Antonino Russo | |
| Line producer | Franco Rapa | |
| Unit manager | Riccardo Amorini | |
| Screenwriter | Francesco Piccolo | |
| Screenwriter | Laura Paolucci | |
| Screenwriter | Saverio Costanzo | |
| Screenwriter | Elena Ferrante | |
| Literary source | Elena Ferrante | |
| Production sound mixer | Gaetano Carito |
Production companies
| Company | Comment |
|---|---|
| Fandango S.P.A. [it] | |
| HBO Films [us] | |
| RAI Fiction [it] | |
| The Apartment Pictures [it] | |
| Umedia [be] Co-Production | Co-Production |
| Wildside [it] |
Distribution / Sales companies
Facilities
| Department | Company | Comment |
|---|
Awards
Festivals
TV-broadcast
| Type | Country | Station | Date / Time | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First showing | Italy | RAI 1 [it] | Sunday, 18/11/2018, 9.15 PM |
Cinema releases and premieres
| Type | Country | Date | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theatre release | Italy | Monday, 27/01/2020 | First two episodes in cinemas |