My brilliant friend: The story of a new name [videorecording]
2020
DVDs and BluRay
Total copies: 1
All eight episodes from the second series of the Italian drama based on Elena Ferrante's novel. The drama follows two young girls, Elena (Elisa Del Genio/Margherita Mazzucco) and Lila (Ludovica Nasti/Gaia Girace), as they come of age in an impoverished and violent district of 1950s Naples. In their dangerous and male-dominated neighbourhood, the girls forge an enduring friendship that continues into their teenage years, as they each strive to prolong their education. Years later, Elena, now in her 60s, receives a phone call informing her of Lila's disappearance and begins to reflect on their lifelong friendship. In this series, Elena endeavours to continue her education while Lila gets a job in a shoe store. The episodes are: 'The New Name', 'The Body', 'Erasure', 'The Kiss', 'The Betrayal', 'Rage', 'Ghosts' and 'The Blue Fairy'.
Author:
Del Genio, Elisa, actorNasti, Ludovica, actorMazzucco, Margherita, actorFerrante, Elena, book author
Imprint:
Acorn Media UK, 2020.
Collation:
2 videodiscs (480 min.) : col.
Notes:
Extras to be confirmed, Region 2, 2 disc(s), Languages (Italian), Subtitles (English)Made in 2020.Based on the novel by Elena Ferrante.Credits: writer, Saverio Costanzo; writer, Elena Ferrante; writer, Laura Paolucci; writer, Francesco Piccolo; narrator, Alba Rohrwacher.DVDN.
Performers:
Cast: Cast: Elisa Del Genio, Ludovica Nasti, Margherita Mazzucco, Gaia Girace, Valentina Acca, Luca Gallone, Anna Rita Vitolo, Imma Villa, Alessio Gallo, Giovanni Amura.
Audience:
BBFC code: 18.
System details:
DVD.
Dewey class:
791.457
Language:
ItalianEnglish
BRN:
556149