Tag: My Brilliant Friend
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Saverio Costanzo on Why ‘Finally Dawn’ Starring Lily James as a 1950’s Diva is His Coming of Age Movie
Saverio Costanzo, who was last in the Venice competition in 2014 with Adam Driver-starrer “Hungry Hearts,” is back on the Lido with “Finally Dawn.”The 1950s-set film stars Lily James plays a slightly fading American diva named Josephine Esperanto, who’s shooting a swords and sandals epic at Cinecittà when the famed filmmaking facilities were known as…
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Italy’s Vision Distribution Takes Sales on New Daniele Luchetti Film ‘Trust’ Starring Elio Germano, Martone Doc in Berlin (Exclusive)
Italian director Daniele Luchetti, who most recently helmed the third season of Rai/HBO’s Elena Ferrante series “My Brilliant Friend,” is working on a new film titled “Confidenza” (“Trust”) toplining Elio Germano.Luchetti previously directed Germano in the drama “Our Life” in a role that in 2015 won the actor top honors in Cannes.Vision Distribution is launching…
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‘Fast & Furious’ Movie ‘Fast X,’ Michael Mann’s ‘Ferrari’ Rev Up Turin Region’s Status as Location as Local Productions Travel the Festival Circuit
This year, the Turin region hosted two Hollywood blockbusters, Michael Mann’s “Ferrari” and Louis Leterrier’s “Fast X,” the 10th movie of the “Fast & Furious” franchise, as well as major TV productions, such as HBO series “My Brilliant Friend.” Local productions featured at the Cannes and Venice film festivals, and at this week’s Torino Film…
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Audrey Hepburn TV Series to Be Penned by ‘The Good Wife’ Writer Jacqueline Hoyt
Screen goddess Audrey Hepburn has proven an elusive subject for biopics. The last attempt to adapt her rather incredible life into a biographical drama resulted in a corny TV movie which had Jennifer Love Hewitt doing an impression of the Hollywood icon. But maybe the company behind The Young Pope and My Brilliant Friend could…
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‘My Brilliant Friend’ Review: Episode 4 Sets the Stage for a Love Triangle, Italian Style
Trigger alert: To those for whom the exquisite pain of first unrequited love still scalds, Episode 4 of this season of “My Brilliant Friend,” titled “The Kiss,” could freshen those wounds. It’s an effective juxtaposition to experience Lenu’s (Margherita Mazzucco) internal torment — over learning that the broodingly handsome and cocksure Nino Sarratore (Francesco Serpico)…
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‘My Brilliant Friend’ Trailer: Elena Ferrante’s Acclaimed Novel Series Comes To HBO
HBO’s novel adaptations have a proven track record of being pretty great. The network’s flagship show “Game of Thrones” is one of the most popular on tv and will start its final season next year. “Big Little Lies” was so successful that HBO decided to bring it back for a second season (with freaking Meryl…
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‘My Brilliant Friend’ Trailer: HBO Adaptation Follows a Tumultuous Friendship Across Multiple Generations
“My Brilliant Friend” might be the highest profile TV entry in this year’s Venice Film Festival. Now, eager viewers have a taste of the series for themselves, courtesy of HBO.The eight-part adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s novel of the same name — itself the first in a four-volume series — is set to debut later this…