On Monday night, HBO’s adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s My Brilliant Friend came to a close after four seasons. The series follows childhood best friends Elena (Alba Rohrwacher) and Lila (Irene ...

Over the course of its four-season run, HBO's My Brilliant Friend has featured ... Yet time and again, the Italian drama series, based on Elena Ferrante's quartet of Neapolitan novels, finds ...

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Elena Greco recalls her contentious relationship with her lifelong friend Lila Cerullo, who has disappeared without a trace. The disappearance of her old friend Lila causes author Elena to look ...

But it turns vegetarianism into a window on human fanaticism and curiosity. My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante is a post WW2 work of playful genius looking at how peacetime can be another ...

Number one was Elena Ferrante’s masterpiece My Brilliant Friend. There was a real ‘who do you think you are’ tone to the conversation this list prompted, with many commentators in the media ...

How excited were you to star in the fourth and final season of HBO’s My Brilliant Friend after narrating the character Elena Greco for several years? Yes, it was like a huge journey, a big ...

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