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My brilliant friend. The complete first season Cover Image DVD DVD

My brilliant friend. The complete first season / HBO presents ; a Wildside-Fandango production with Umedia ; in association with RAI Fiction and Timvision ; a series by Saverio Costanzo ; written by Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci, Saverio Costanzo ; directed by Saverio Costanzo.

Costanzo, Saverio, (television director,, screenwriter.). Ferrante, Elena, (screenwriter.). Piccolo, Francesco, 1964- (screenwriter.). Paolucci, Laura, (screenwriter.). Del Genio, Elisa, (actor.). Nasti, Ludovica, (actor.). Vitolo, Anna Rita, (actor.). Gallone, Luca, (actor.). Villa, Imma, (actor.). Milo, Antonio, (actor.). Gallo, Alessio, (actor.). Acca, Valentina, (actor.). Buonanno, Antonio, (actor.). Romano, Dora, (actor.). Rohrwacher, Alba, (actor.). Mazzucco, Margherita, (actor.). Girace, Gaia, (actor.). De Palo, Elisabetta, 1951- (actor.). Richter, Max, (composer (expression)). Ferrante, Elena. Television adaptation of (work): Amica geniale (Novel) (Added Author). Wildside (Firm), (production company.). Fandango (Firm), (production company.). Umedia (Firm), (production company.). Rai Fiction (Firm), (production company.). TIMvision (Firm), (production company.). Home Box Office (Firm), (presenter.). Warner Home Video (Firm), (publisher.). Elisa del Genio, Ludovica Nasti, Anna Rita Vitolo, Luca Gallone, Imma Villa, Antonio Milo, Alessio Gallo, Valentina Acca, Antonio Buonanno, Dora Romano, Alba Rohrwacher, Margherita Mazzucco, Gaia Girace, Elisabetta De Palo. (Cast).

Summary:

A tale of best friends Lila and Elena, which started at school in Naples in the 1950s. As an elderly woman, Elena tries to unravel the mystery of her brilliant friend, who also became her worst enemy.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 7 hr., 44 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2019]
  • Distributor: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from disc label.
Based on the first of four "Neapolitan novels" by Elena Ferrante.
An HBO original series broadcast in 2018.
Bonus features: invitation to the set; recreating the Rione; the making of My brilliant friend.
Formatted Contents Note:
Disc 1. Le bambole -- I soldi -- Le metamorfosi -- La smarginatura -- Disc 2. Le scarpe -- L'isola -- I fidanzati -- La promessa.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Music by Max Richter.
Participant or Performer Note:
Elisa del Genio, Ludovica Nasti, Anna Rita Vitolo, Luca Gallone, Imma Villa, Antonio Milo, Alessio Gallo, Valentina Acca, Antonio Buonanno, Dora Romano, Alba Rohrwacher, Margherita Mazzucco, Gaia Girace, Elisabetta De Palo.
Target Audience Note:
Television Parental Guidelines Rating: TV-MA.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9 ; 1.78:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1; copy-protected.
Language Note:
Italian dialogue; Latin Spanish subtitles; English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

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