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Sublime television. And not a cliffhanger or kitchen island in sight.
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This is television at its best and it weaves a spell unlike anything I have seen in a very long time. It demands concentration but rewards it generously.
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Engrossing. ... The series, like Ferrante’s book, offers a vivid, close treatment of female friendship. The relationship between Lenù and Lila remains constant in its inconstancy, sustained by jealous curiosity alongside affection. This season, it’s the interactions between Lenù and her mother Immacolata (Annarita Vitolo) that struck me as new and edifying.
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The still-stellar new season isn’t quite as urgent or consummate as its predecessor, but a turn toward the existential feels absolutely right as the women compare and critique each other’s half-complete journeys toward liberation.
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The main reason to love My Brilliant Friend is that it contains one of the most honest, unsentimental depictions of friendship—female or otherwise—in either literature or television.
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It is stunning, gorgeously acted and directed and, though it’s still early days, looks likely to be the best series yet. I would have given episode one five stars were it not for the fact that Lenu’s friend, Lila, played by Gaia Girace, wasn’t in it.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 20 out of 27
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Mixed: 2 out of 27
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Negative: 5 out of 27
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Apr 8, 2022
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Mar 22, 2022Amazing characters, beautiful settings, intriguing stories. It's beautiful and full of life.
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Mar 15, 2022Love how the book has come to life through this show. Season 3 is a treat. Fantastic.