My Brilliant Friend

My Brilliant Friend

2018 | 4 Seasons | TV-MA
A friendship that defined a lifetime.
My Brilliant Friend

Storyline

When the most important friend in her life seems to have disappeared without a trace, Elena Greco, a now-elderly woman immersed in a house full of books, turns on her computer and starts writing the story of their friendship.
  • Creator
    Saverio Costanzo
  • Genre
    Drama
  • Type
    Scripted
  • Network
    HBO, Rai 1
  • Status
    Returning Series
  • Runtime
    52m
  • First Aired
    18 November 2018
  • Last Aired
    27 February 2022
  • Seasons
    4
  • Episodes
    32
  • Language
    Italian

Cast

Anna Rita Vitolo

Anna Rita Vitolo

Immacolata Greco
Alba Rohrwacher

Alba Rohrwacher

Older Elena (voice)
Gaia Girace

Gaia Girace

Lila Cerullo
Margherita Mazzucco

Margherita Mazzucco

Elena Greco
Alessio Gallo

Alessio Gallo

Michele Solara
Luca Gallone

Luca Gallone

Vittorio Greco
Francesco Serpico

Francesco Serpico

Nino Sarratore
Giovanni Amura

Giovanni Amura

Stefano Carracci
Gennaro De Stefano

Gennaro De Stefano

Rino Cerullo
Imma Villa

Imma Villa

Manuela Solara
Giovanni Buselli

Giovanni Buselli

Enzo Scanno
Elvis Esposito

Elvis Esposito

Marcello Solara
Valentina Acca

Valentina Acca

Nunzia Cerullo
Antonio Buonanno

Antonio Buonanno

Fernando Cerullo
Rosaria Langellotto

Rosaria Langellotto

Gigliola Spagnuolo
Federica Sollazzo

Federica Sollazzo

Pinuccia Carracci
Fabrizio Cottone

Fabrizio Cottone

Alfonso Carracci
Sarah Falanga

Sarah Falanga

Maria Carracci
Pina Di Gennaro

Pina Di Gennaro

Melina Cappuccio

Francesca Pezzella

Carmela Peluso

Ulrike Migliaresi

Ada Cappuccio

Fabiana Ciancio

Neighbor

Evelina De Felice

Neighbor

Loredana Di Martino

Neighbor

Anna Cerchia

Neighbor

Chiara Di Costanzo

Neighbor

Giuseppe Gavazzi

Card player at Bar Solara

Riccardo Palmieri

Gino
Matteo Cecchi

Matteo Cecchi

Pietro Airota

Raffaele Nocerino

Gianni Greco (11 years old)

Matteo Castaldo

Peppe Greco (12 years old)

Ciro Alario

Card player at Bar Solara

Consiglia Aprovidolo

Neighbor

Antonio di Nota

Card player at Bar Solara

Cristina Fraticola

Elisa Greco (9 years old)
Irene Maiorino

Irene Maiorino

Lila
Fabrizio Gifuni

Fabrizio Gifuni

Nino Sarratore

Giuseppe Donnarumma

3rd Child Cerullo (9 years old)

Valentina Ceriello

Neighbor

Antonella Corsale

Neighbor
Lia Zinno

Lia Zinno

Giuseppina Peluso
Christian Giroso

Christian Giroso

Antonio Cappuccio

Francesco Coraggio

4th Child Cerullo (8 years old)
Ludovica Nasti

Ludovica Nasti

Raffaella Cerullo (10 years old)
Elisa del Genio

Elisa del Genio

Elena Greco (10 years old)
Ilenia Zanfardino

Ilenia Zanfardino

4th Child Cappuccio (7 years old)

Matteo Taurino

3rd Child Cappuccio (9 years old)

Miriam D'Angelo

Marisa Sarratore
Patrizia Di Martino

Patrizia Di Martino

Rosa Spagnuolo
Carmen Pommella

Carmen Pommella

Neighbor
Giorgia Gargano

Giorgia Gargano

Nadia Galiani
Clotilde Sabatino

Clotilde Sabatino

Professor Galiani

Simona Volpe

Sewing shop owner
Daria Deflorian

Daria Deflorian

Adele Airota
Emanuele Valenti

Emanuele Valenti

Donato Sarratore

Ciro Pugliese

Nicola Scanno
Mimmo Ruggiero

Mimmo Ruggiero

Mr. Spagnuolo
Francesco Russo

Francesco Russo

Bruno Soccavo
Giulia Mazzarino

Giulia Mazzarino

Mariarosa Airota

Valentina Arena

Jolanda
Vittorio Viviani

Vittorio Viviani

Teacher Ferraro
Fabrizia Sacchi

Fabrizia Sacchi

Lidia Sarratore
Bruno Orlando

Bruno Orlando

Franco Mari

Gaia Buongiovanni

Elisa Greco (13 years old)

Daniele Cacciatore

Peppe Greco (15 years old)

Sofia Luchetti

Dede Airota

Sergio Dragonetti

Janitor elementary school

Marina Cioppa

Assunta Scanno

Chiara Stella

4th Child Peluso (7 years old)

Sofia Piccirillo

3rd Child Peluso (8 years old)

Vincenzo Vaccaro

Enzo Scanno (13 years old)

Raffaele Tramontano

3rd Child Cerullo (5 years old)

Giuliana Tramontano

Pinuccia Carracci (12 years old)

Alessio Theodoracchi

2nd Child Spagnuolo (4 years old)

Tommaso Rusciano

Rino Cerullo (16 years old)

Thomas Noioso

Gianni Greco (5 years old)

Francesco Nocerino

3rd Child Cappuccio (5 years old)

Emanuele Nocerino

Peppe Greco (6 years old)

Sara Mauriello

Elisa Greco (3 years old)

Lucia Manfuso

Ada Cappuccio (11 years old)

Valerio Laviano Saggese

Alfonso Carracci (10 years old)

Kristijan Di Giacomo

Stefano Carracci (17 years old)
Sergio Basile

Sergio Basile

Professor Gerace

Alessandro Manna

3rd Child Spagnuolo (11 years old)
Marzia Onorato

Marzia Onorato

Rosa Trapani

Sara Fedele

2nd Child Scanno

Federica Barbuto

Clelia Sarratore (14 years old)

Catello Buonomo

Pino Sarratore (15 years old)

Mattia Iapigio

Ciro Sarratore (8 years old)
Giuseppe Brunetti

Giuseppe Brunetti

Dario

Giuseppe Cortese

Gennaro Carracci (3 years old)

Davide De Lucia

Gianni Greco (14 years old)

Paolo Tarallo

Watchman at Soccavo Sausage Factory
Gabriele Vacis

Gabriele Vacis

Guido Airota

Francesca Bellamoli

Carmela Peluso (8 years old)

Francesca Bevilacqua

3rd Child Peluso (3 years old)

Francesco Catena

Pasquale Peluso (16 years old)
Domenico Cuomo

Domenico Cuomo

Antonio Cappuccio (17 years old)

Alice D'Antonio

Gigliola Spagnuolo (8 years old)
Antonio Pennarella

Antonio Pennarella

Don Achille Carracci

Gennaro Canonico

Alfredo Peluso

Rachele Esposito

Neighbor
Vincenzo Merolla

Vincenzo Merolla

Workman without index finger

Giuseppina Ranauro

Neighbor

Adriano Tammaro

Michele Solara

Cristina Magnotti

Marisa Sarratore

Pietro Vuolo

Marcello Solara

Giorgia Mongiello

3rd Child Scanno

Massimo Santoro

Priest

Michelle Gaudiello

4th Child Peluso (2 years old)

Augusto Cimmino

4th Child Cerullo (3 years old)

Giovanni Antonio Parente

3rd Child Spagnuolo (3 years old)

Michela Anna Orlando

4th Child Cappuccio (2 years old)

Vincenzo Cuccurullo

2nd Child Spagnuolo (11 years old)
Nunzia Schiano

Nunzia Schiano

Nella

Grazia Chianese

Stationer's older daughter

Carlo Tarmati

Sailor

Giovanni Cannata

Armando Galiani

Giada Fasoli

College girl

Alessandro Mannini

Roman girl's friend

Claudia Raboni

Roman girl

Andrea Avagliano

Worker at Soccavo Sausage Factory

Pasquale Ciotola

Worker at Soccavo Sausage Factory
Maurizio Tabani

Maurizio Tabani

Old critic at the bookshop
Maria Vittoria Dallasta

Maria Vittoria Dallasta

Silvia

Riccardo Palmieri

Gino

Antonio Alfano

Lila's co-worker

Salvatore Tortora

Gennaro Carracci

Aria Milighetti

Elsa Airota (10 months old)

Luce Milighetti

Elsa Airota (10 months old)
Chiara Celotto

Chiara Celotto

Eleonora Sarratore

Sophia Protino

Elsa Airota

Michele Di Costanzo

Pino Sarratore

Federica Guarino

Clelia Sarratore

Gioele Maddi

Ciro Sarratore (newborn)

Alessandro Nardi

Nino Sarratore

Maria Rita Roberto

4th Child Peluso (2 years old)

Giuseppe Sannino

Cappuccio's father

Michele Capone

Policeman

Antonio Cuomo

Antonio Cappuccio

Valeria Ascione

Elena's middle school teacher

Antonio Maglione

Alfonso
Pasquale Russo

Pasquale Russo

Elena's father's colleague

Corradino Campofreda

Shoe shop owner
Francesco Pellegrino

Francesco Pellegrino

Rower with pullover

Francesca Somma

Girl with derby

Giovanni Arcamone

Postman Ischia

Matilda Bianchetti

English Girl Ischia
Tim Daish

Tim Daish

English Man Ischia

Gabriele Lucernoni

English Boy Ischia

Elisabeth McCreton

English Woman Ischia

Stefania Aluzzi

Woman with hat

Antonello Cossia

High school Religion professor
Teresa Del Vecchio

Teresa Del Vecchio

Bridal Shop Owner

Andrea Battimiello

Short boy
Agostino Chiummariello

Agostino Chiummariello

Concierge Amalfi

Francesco Coraggio

4th Child Cerullo

Silvio Monetti

Doctor

Maria Ambrosino

Grocery 1st Customer
Mario Aterrano

Mario Aterrano

Worker

Lucia Barra

Grocery 4th Customer

Mario Capuccio

Bookseller

Marisa Carluccio

Grocery 3rd Customer

Corrado Del Gaudio

Armando's Friend

Chiara Di Nuzzo

Girl at Galiani's

Antonella Formisano

Girl at Galiani's

Stefano Mammato

Armando's Friend

Davide Mazzella

Worker

Laura Ranchetti

Girl at Galiani's

Colomba Trombetta

Grocery 2nd Customer

Manuela Massimi

Metal Merchant's Wife

Eric Porcelluzzi

Fair-Haired Boy

Claudio Staiano

Waiter
Dodi Conti

Dodi Conti

Professor

Ciro D'Errico

Interviewer

Enrico D'Errico

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Valeria Pighetti

Neighbor

Giustiniano Alpi

Rolando Berti
Alessandro Bertoncini

Alessandro Bertoncini

Carlo Fortini

Daniel Campagna

Gennaro Carracci (1 year old)

Gianluca Ferrato

Professor

Elisabetta Puletti

Shop Assistant

Francesco Saggiomo

Dino Cerullo (2 years old)

Salvatore Scotto D'Apollonia

Shoe Shop Customer

Ilaria Zanotti

Giulia Cristaldi

Maria Rosaria Bozzon

Titina

Bianca Ceravolo

Elena's friend

Chiara De Costanzo

Neighbor

Danilo Giulietti

Head of the Committee

Paolo Serra

Man at the bookshop

Emmanuel Castiello

4th Child Cerullo (3 years old)

Pasquale Cerza

Boogeyman - Double Don Achille

Marcello Coppola

2nd Child Scanno

Ingrid Del Genio

Elena Greco (child)
Elisabetta De Palo

Elisabetta De Palo

Elena Greco (adult)
Eduardo Rejón

Eduardo Rejón

Juan

Ciro Amato

Butcher's son

Armando Annunziata

Bookseller

Raffaella Antinucci

Female student

Raffaele Capuozzo

Butcher

Francesco Esposito

Butcher's son

Silvia Fantoni

Girl with chain

Jacopo Siccardi

Boy with red flag

Francesca Vetere

University student
Vincenzo Antonucci

Vincenzo Antonucci

Edo

Ianua Coeli Linhart

Isabella

Antonella Romano

Teresa

Riccardo Russo

Marco Galiani

Giulia Pica

Doctor

Claudio Lardo

Giuntini (editor-in-chief at l'Unità)
Mirko Setaro

Mirko Setaro

Lila's cardiologist
Vittorio Ciorcalo

Vittorio Ciorcalo

Lila's neurologist

Gaetano Cacace

Old man

Wanda Capone

Cardiologist's nurse

Maria Raffaela Cortese

Maria Carracci (2 years old)

Fenicia Rocco

Secretary at l'Unità

Carmela Sposito

Don Carlo's widow
Giovanni Toscano

Giovanni Toscano

Mario's friend
Eugenio di Fraia

Eugenio di Fraia

Mario Gioia

Rebecca Fanucchi

Clelia
Iacopo Ricciotti

Iacopo Ricciotti

Mariarosa's boyfriend

Ilaria Boscolo

Obstetrician

Norbert Lentschig

Professor

Alessandro Pardini

Mayor of Florence

Bruno Santini

Professor
Giulia Weber

Giulia Weber

Marcella

Virna Zorzan

Speaker at demonstration

Francesca Montuori

Elisa Greco

Chiara Barassi

Worker

Roberta Geremicca

Maria (worker)

Jordan Andres Ayala Robles

Albertino Sarratore

Alessandra Nunzia Brattoli

Feminist in blouse

Riccardo Fara

Luciano (restaurant owner in Florence)

Veronica Otto

Feminist in knitted vest

Benedetta Parisi

Feminist in turtleneck sweater
Gabriele Rollo

Gabriele Rollo

Pietro's student at exam

Edoardo Sferrella

Attacker

Roberto Simonte

Attacker

Matthias Strepponi

Mirko Sarratore

Alessandro De Marco

Gigliola's older son

Luigi Moretti

Thesis professor

Crew

Elio Maiello

Set Designer

Lucille Cristaldi

Art Direction

Luigi Andrei

Camera Operator
Hélène Louvart

Hélène Louvart

Director of Photography

Esmé Sciaroni

Makeup Designer

Samankta Mura

Hair Designer

Antonella Cannarozzi

Costume Designer

Daniele Fiori

Hair Designer

Gabriella Trani

Makeup Designer

Sonia Travaglia

Costume Designer
Daniele Luchetti

Daniele Luchetti

Director

Stefano Kadera

First Assistant Director
Alice Rohrwacher

Alice Rohrwacher

Director

Annalisa Forgione

Additional Editor

Stefano Mariotti

Additional Editor

Carlotta Cristiani

Editor

Sara Polese

Producer

Luigi Mariniello

Producer
Domenico Procacci

Domenico Procacci

Executive Producer

Elena Recchia

Executive Producer
Lorenzo Mieli

Lorenzo Mieli

Executive Producer
Giancarlo Basili

Giancarlo Basili

Production Designer

Guido De Laurentiis

Executive Producer

Jennifer Schuur

Executive Producer
Paolo Sorrentino

Paolo Sorrentino

Executive Producer
Laura Paolucci

Laura Paolucci

Producer

Ludovica Rapisarda

Associate Producer

Laura Muccino

Casting

Francesco Nardella

Producer

Sara Casani

Casting
Mario Gianani

Mario Gianani

Executive Producer

Beata Saboova

Co-Producer

Claudio Corbucci

Co-Executive Producer
Adrian Politowski

Adrian Politowski

Co-Producer
Daniele Luchetti

Daniele Luchetti

Executive Producer

Roberta Trovato

Co-Producer

Daria Hensemberger

Producer

Lucille Cristaldi

Co-Executive Producer

Fulvio Rossi

Co-Executive Producer

Martin Metz

Co-Producer

Franco Rapa

Line Producer

Angelo Zemella

Line Producer

Florinda Martucciello

Casting

Giusy Laino

Production Manager
Nadia Khamlichi

Nadia Khamlichi

Co-Producer

Sara Casani

Casting
Max Richter

Max Richter

Original Music Composer

Gaetano Carito

Sound Mixer

Guido Spizzico

Sound Mixer

Emanuele Cecere

Sound Mixer

Elena Ferrante

Novel
Saverio Costanzo

Saverio Costanzo

Writer
Laura Paolucci

Laura Paolucci

Writer
Francesco Piccolo

Francesco Piccolo

Writer